Worth $150 to upgrade from QR J to QR F?
 

I have a segment currently booked on USDM in QR J from DOH-LHR, and while checking routes on KVS tonight, noticed an opening in QR F.

Is it worth $150 to upgrade to QR F? The food differences seem slight, and the only other difference I can think of is that QR F offers private BMW transfers. Anything else?

I'm currently scheduled to fly on the all-J A319, which also looks like a very nice experience.

On the other hand, the flight isn't until Feb '15 and according to the schedule, may be on the new A380, in which case the $150 is a no-brainer. But given the repeated A380 delays, I'm not sure I can count on being able to try the new A380.

Thanks!

to me it s a rhetorical question

i don t think thehre will be any bmw trasnfer as there are jetties at the new airport (probably in LON)

but

f class lounge in doh is great

food is very good on board

all in all the whole F experience is great

$150 to upgrade to F is basically free. I would definitely go for it!

I spend three times that amount on a fancy meal in London! GO FOR IT!

How do you get the "offer" to upgrade for 150?

I believe it's basically award change from J to F for $150, so OP will pay the mileage difference.
OP should have said $150 plus XX miles instead of just $150.

USD 150 = the change fee + the fare difference

Great value - well worth it - go for it! ^

USD 150 = the change fee only, with an additional fare or mileage element to pay

Probably not worth it, unless you are sitting on an absolute stack of miles.

Sorry, I should have clarified. Already paid for F using USDM miles, $150 is change fee only. F was unavailable at the time of booking on this route.

I hope the to-be-opened Al Safwa F lounge at HIA will be a much better experience than the Al Mourjan J lounge. :)

Incoming to DOH on the all-J 319 involved a bus transfer 3 weeks ago.

Went ahead and got the upgrade!

I just hope the A380 will be in service by then.;)

What F lounge? Just flew IKA-DOH-CDG and in the new terminal I was told the F lounge isn't finished yet, so F passengers were mixed with J. Additionally the ground handling in transit was nil. For $150 I'd take F just to not have anyone next to me, but the QR experience has gone downhill over the last few years across the board, from decreased attention paid to pax to cheap eyemasks.

The eyemasks handed out in J are my best travelling mates. ;)

In order to rebook into 1st class, it will be necessary to cancel the entire itinerary and rebook it, so will be $150 plus $50 plus you will need to be able to rebuild the itinerary

See the OW thread on the US forum for recent experience with being unable to change class without cancel/rebook

I do not think it is worth the risk of not being able to get the whole itinerary back , so would not do it unless you can build an entire new itinerary before cancelling the old one

The last time I flew QR (August 2012), was J, and they gave out great eye masks. They even handed out a small kit with masks and socks on the short DOH-GYD flight (nothing this year on IKA-DOH). This year in F, the ones they gave us were Y quality.

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I flew J last week to Japan and the eyemask I got (in the bag with socks and hair brush) was mostly the same design as the one I had in previous years - apart from the print (and maybe the material) of the inner lining which is now white-grey, matching the new PJ's secondary material (e.g. inside collar).

Are the F flights you refer to short-haul F?
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If it were me, I wouldn't hesitate to change to F.