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Feb 16, 2018, 4:18 am
#3031
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: BRU, CGK, DPS
Programs: EK Silver, QR Gold
Posts: 204
Flying economy you won't be able to use Al Mourjan or Al Safwa, as a OWS you can acces the Oryx Lounge or the Qatar Airways Business Class Lounge (which is not as nice as Qatar's lounges for people travelling in Business or First
Feb 17, 2018, 9:28 pm
#3033
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: AMS / FRA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador Elite / LH Senator / KL Gold / QR Gold
Posts: 214
First of all, I am not sure whether this is the right place to post this, so please do correct me if there is a better place on the forum for this.
I am flying Singapore to Zurich on Sunday and would love to use my Qcredits to upgrade the flight to Business Class. As seems to be the norm lately, I wasn't able to secure the upgrade until now and have been told to try my luck again at the airport at check-in.
I'd love to know how you rate my chances of securing a business class seat on these flights. Currently expertflyer shows 14 empty + 4 blocked seats for the flight from Singapore to Doha and 11 empty + 4 blocked seats from Doha to Zurich. Has anyone of you tried to upgrade using Qmiles/Qcredits at the airport and not been successful?
Interestingly, I received an e-mail yesterday with the standard pay to upgrade offer (425EUR per flight). Is it safe to assume that they will usually open up all remaining seats for upgrades at the check-in.
Thanks!
I am flying Singapore to Zurich on Sunday and would love to use my Qcredits to upgrade the flight to Business Class. As seems to be the norm lately, I wasn't able to secure the upgrade until now and have been told to try my luck again at the airport at check-in.
I'd love to know how you rate my chances of securing a business class seat on these flights. Currently expertflyer shows 14 empty + 4 blocked seats for the flight from Singapore to Doha and 11 empty + 4 blocked seats from Doha to Zurich. Has anyone of you tried to upgrade using Qmiles/Qcredits at the airport and not been successful?
Interestingly, I received an e-mail yesterday with the standard pay to upgrade offer (425EUR per flight). Is it safe to assume that they will usually open up all remaining seats for upgrades at the check-in.
Thanks!
Upgrades using Qmiles/Qcredits are only possible at some airports as not all outstations have the authority to process upgrades. Apparently Singapore is one of the airports without authority. I was told that is since there is no ticketing office in Singapore. Cash Upgrades however where still available.
I was asked to call the hotline in Doha to process my upgrade using Qcredits. On the phone I was told that there are more than 9 open Business Class seats but not availability upgrading with Qmiles/Qcredits (only Cash).
Upgrading the second flight of my trip in Doha was no problem at all.
Feb 17, 2018, 10:09 pm
#3034
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,753
A similar thing is going on with award availability. Several North American routes have lots of space available (J9, for example) but no award space, even close in departure dates.
Feb 18, 2018, 11:21 am
#3035
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,250
Just a quick note regarding QR availability to say someone has finally opened up some premium cabin availability on the routes I'm looking for in the last 24 hours or so, so worth another quick look if you've been unable to find availability out of places it's difficult to find it for like LHR. Hope someone else also benefits from this!
Feb 19, 2018, 10:18 am
#3036
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: PRG
Programs: QR Platinum, LH Silver
Posts: 43
This flight QR168, ARN-DOH (17.Dec.2018) seems to be quite full? Departure before christmas. Do you have some experience regarding award availability (QMiles upgrade to business) during last two weeks on December? I bought r/t trip ARN-AKL-PPT month ago and I would like to upgrade ARN-AKL / AKL-ARN . I know that I can request upgrade only 90day before flight not sooner. (6 seats already occupied in C)
Feb 19, 2018, 3:48 pm
#3037
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 18
First time flying Qatar and we are flying Doha - Ho Chi Minh City and the flight will be a A330-200 but when checking flightaware.com some of the flights are the B787-8. But as far as I can see Qatar only uses the A330-200 for this route when I try different options on Qatars website. Would be great if we can fly the 787 instead of the A330-200 as - from what I understand -it does not have the lie flat seats and since this will be a night flight we would prefer the lie flat. Is it just crossing your fingers and hope for the 787 or anybody flown this route and can give some insights?
Feb 19, 2018, 5:40 pm
#3038
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: ZRH
Programs: QR Gold / M&M FTL / Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 653
Use that website to check what plane is operated (do not check too much in advance).
Check Availability | QR-Cargo
A330-300 is flying daily (seem the A330-200 are leased now to Air Italy)
B787 seem flying only Monday/Wednesday/Friday (at least until end of March)
All 330 are now lie flat, if I remember well.
Check Availability | QR-Cargo
A330-300 is flying daily (seem the A330-200 are leased now to Air Italy)
B787 seem flying only Monday/Wednesday/Friday (at least until end of March)
All 330 are now lie flat, if I remember well.
Feb 22, 2018, 3:28 am
#3041
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: RBK
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 128
I'm looking at Economy Flexi flights, LAX-SIN, but they're all coming up as H, regardless of day or time. How do I get a Y fare on QTR? At 28hrs of air time, I don't want to give 1/2 of the AA miles, for H vs Y
Feb 22, 2018, 1:14 pm
#3042
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: PAR
Programs: QR Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,088
If you want a particular booking class that QR website isn't offering to you (because there are cheaper booking classes available in that fare category) you have to call QR or a TA. But, unless you don't spend your own money for it, I'm not sure that the fare difference between H and Y booking classes worth the extra miles earned on AA...
Feb 22, 2018, 2:20 pm
#3043
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: RBK
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 128
If you want a particular booking class that QR website isn't offering to you (because there are cheaper booking classes available in that fare category) you have to call QR or a TA. But, unless you don't spend your own money for it, I'm not sure that the fare difference between H and Y booking classes worth the extra miles earned on AA...
With Y, H and B all being Flexi fares, should I expect a significant price difference? It's a 25k mile flight, so the 50% EQM difference is not insignificant.
Feb 22, 2018, 6:04 pm
#3044
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: country Western Australia
Programs: QF SG(LTS) - AA LTG(1MM)
Posts: 2,771
Expertflyer is showing that the published Y fares are in excess of DOUBLE the H class fares for LAX-SIN one way
True Y class fares are normally unbelievably expensive. A bit like the one way versus round trip fares of some airlines.
Just wandering
Fred
True Y class fares are normally unbelievably expensive. A bit like the one way versus round trip fares of some airlines.
Just wandering
Fred