absoluy

Is there any hope they would allow a change if the equipment changes as well as a minor departure time change?

EG switch from a HEL departure to ARN when the HEL flight is rescheduled by 5 mins and moved from 787 to a330?

i assume not, but it would be cheaper / easier to position to ARN than HEL for an upcoming trip I have.

maxvor

Won't be allowed

plunet

Based on feedback on the forum, not a chance.
The 2 hours or more you have a fair chance. Anything under that - no.
Equipment change- no.
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Steve_ZA

Unfortunately your only option is to book an earlier flight from LHR or preferably change it to the day before and get a hotel at MAD.

In reality allowing 2 hours to self connect before a long haul is cutting it fine on a good day and December often has lots of bad days in it.

Johnnieboy

To be fair, a two hour connection on separate tickets with bags to collect, recheck and immigration and security to clear twice was always going to be very tight. Being under two hours, it's classed as a minor time change by QR (and most airlines) so your options are really just to pay now for changing to an earlier BA flight, buy another ticket on an earlier flight (with any airline), or if you have a BA "plus" ticket, which it sounds like you have if you're taking checked bags, go to the BA website at midnight on the day of departure and hope there is an earlier flight you can switch to for free. The latter has an element of danger though...

vulle

Get stung with this too in early December on my way to BKK, quite disappointed as much prefer 1-2-1 to 2-2-2. Outbound day flight not a problem, but night flight on the way back won't be as good without a full flat seat. At least DOH-BKK-DOH is still A380, bit might change outbound as me and my friend have the ONLY allocated seats i A380 J

My dad gets stung even worse on his tripto HKT. Was supposed to be 787 all segments, now 333s on HEL legs and 773s on HKT legs.

Gringuito

The schedule of November for MIA is quite surprising.
QR777 flying with an A350 from DOH to MIA
QR778 flying back with a B777 from MIA to DOH
seems they swap planes in MIA

miro776

Qatar Airways yesterday (13SEP17) filed changes to its winter 2017/18 season on selected routes, effective from 29OCT17. Planned changes as follow.

Doha – Algiers eff 29OCT17 A330-200 (-300 on selected dates) continues 1 daily service, replacing A340-600
Doha – Ahmedabad A320 replaces A321 during following period: 08DEC17 – 11JAN18, 01FEB18 – 15FEB18
Doha – Atlanta eff 29OCT17 777-300ER operates daily for entire winter season, replacing -200LR
Doha – Berlin Tegel eff 01NOV17 777-300ER service, introduced from 01SEP17, is maintained on/after this date. 1 daily
Doha – Boston 01NOV17 – 30NOV17 787-8 service, replacing A350, to be introduced from 01OCT17, is maintained during this period, 1 daily
Doha – Brussels eff 29OCT17 Previously scheduled 787-8 service to be replaced by:
QR193/194 A350-900XWB (4 weekly)
QR195/196 777-300ER (4 weekly)

Doha – Dallas/Ft. Worth 01NOV17 – 30NOV17 A350 service, replacing 777-300ER, to be introduced from 01OCT17, is maintained during this period, 1 daily
Doha – Frankfurt 08DEC17 – 15FEB18 QR069/070 777-300ER replaces A350 on selected dates
Doha – Geneva A350 continues operation on/after 29OCT17 (Selected dates operated by 787-8)
Doha – London Heathrow 29OCT17 – 15DEC17 QR001/002 777-300ER service is being extended until 15DEC17, replacing A350
Doha – Madrid eff 16FEB18 QR149/150 A350-900XWB replaces 777-300ER
Doha – Mahe Island (Seychelles) eff 29OCT17 A319LR continues 1 daily service, replacing previously scheduled A320
Doha – Male eff 09DEC17 QR672/673 A350-900XWB replaces A330-200/-300
Doha – Miami 29OCT17 – 07DEC17 A350 service, introduced from 01SEP17, is being extended until 07DEC17, replacing 777-300ER
Doha – Moscow Domodedovo eff 29OCT17 QR233/234 continues to be operated by A321, replacing A320
Doha – Nice eff 29OCT17 Airbus A319LR replaces 787-8, 5 weekly

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/...as-of-13sep17/

msm2000uk

Does this mean NCE is becoming a Business-Class service only?

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GTR56

I believe that the A319s have been reconfigured to a J/Y config.

*Added seat map: Link

arnie.

Shame, although this has yet to be updated on their website (I just put a hold on for QR001 for 13OCT17, which still reflects the A350).

msm2000uk

Ah...thats a shame.

I hope it's still flatbeds opposed to recliners in J...

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RyanG

Thanks Steve_ZA and Johnnieboy, I appreciate your insight! I think I will switch my BA ticket to the day before and spend the night in MAD.

FlyerRed5

Are you flying out in October and back in November by any chance? A350 allocation to MIA has only been published for Sep/Oct so far.

englisha

It might be worth checking upcoming bookings as i've had a new wave of flight changes for my flights in October, December and February.

The October one is quite frustrating as I was holding off booking the positioning flight just in case of another schedule change, but booked it 5 days ago and now will have to rebook.

I understand why its happening but its definitely frustrating.