QR A388 schedule changed?
May 27, 2014, 2:31 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines (MNL)
Programs: BAEC Gold [>20k Lifetime TPs] | Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond [as is Mrs PtF] | Various Others
Posts: 6,156
My late June QR003 is now showing as an an A346, without F (according to expertflyer - my QR booking still says my wife and I have F seats).Revised first A388 flight DOH-LHR appears to be 1 July 2014!
May 27, 2014, 2:41 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 2
Even worse, I booked Class F from CAI-DOH-LHR, which only provide Biz service on the first leg and first class service on the second leg. Once it changed to 77W, even second leg will only provice biz service, but they still charged me F fares, which is 3 times of C fares...without any notice...
May 27, 2014, 2:52 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines (MNL)
Programs: BAEC Gold [>20k Lifetime TPs] | Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond [as is Mrs PtF] | Various Others
Posts: 6,156
Even worse, I booked Class F from CAI-DOH-LHR, which only provide Biz service on the first leg and first class service on the second leg. Once it changed to 77W, even second leg will only provice biz service, but they still charged me F fares, which is 3 times of C fares...without any notice...
Isn't your best bet to contact QR and downgrade the entire journey to business class (still keeping the 'first' CAI-DOH)? You're right about price: a one-way CAI-DOH-LHR in business is circa EGP5k, the same trip in first is circa EGP12k.
What's really annoying is that I specifically 'cleared the decks', from a schedule point of view, to enable my wife and I to experience F on an A388.
By the way - welcome to FlyerTalk.
May 28, 2014, 12:11 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: old Europe
Posts: 350
May 28, 2014, 12:54 am
#7
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Qatar Airways Gold, Singapore air Kris flyer,Emirates Silver, Etihad Gold
Posts: 359
May 28, 2014, 1:14 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,797
If rumours are to be believed the reason for the 2 year delay in opening the airport was because the QR CEO fell out with the lounge contractors. This would be a minor inconvenience compared to that.
May 31, 2014, 4:55 am
#10
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 363
Jun 5, 2014, 5:00 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sydney
Programs: QR G, EY G, TK S, VA R
Posts: 23
Interesting...looks like an A/C change. Can we presume the A380 isn't coming until September?
Jun 6, 2014, 12:45 am
#15
Join Date: May 2001
Location: YVR
Posts: 3,918
However, LHR > DOH currently showing different scenario which doesn't makes sense.