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Qatar have confirmed the presence of a policy whereby if a customer booked a QSuites flight and subsequently gets an aircraft type swap can you request travel on an alternative flight, subject to availability, see post #2709 Previously this included change of routing, now it only includes changing the date on the same routing. QR issued tickets only!

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Dec 17, 2019, 12:06 pm

#2896

RetiredATLATC

Join Date: Aug 2018

Posts: 1,278

ATL getting Qsuites

Just was reviewing a booking for next May, which originally had non-Qsuite A350-900's, from ATL and noticed they've now changed to Qsuite B777-200LR's.

Still have non-Q B777-200LR's for a trip in March, but one can always wish.

Edit: also, could someone explain why almost every seat is blocked?

Last edited by RetiredATLATC; Dec 17, 2019 at 12:30 pm

Dec 17, 2019, 7:15 pm

#2897

nas6034

Join Date: Jul 2006

Posts: 1,345

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetiredATLATC

ATL is not a Qsuite route but it is consistently operated by a 777 so they may be finally rettrofitting the final 2 777. As for the block, my understand is middle seats are blocked for the quad experience. If you have 2 persons you would have to call in and get middle seats.

Dec 17, 2019, 7:28 pm

#2898

AlexanderK

Join Date: Jul 2019

Posts: 57

Quote:

Originally Posted by nas6034

I booked round trip J awards via AA and on both legs I was able to select E-F middle seats for me and my wife on the QR site. Didn’t need to call in

Dec 17, 2019, 7:51 pm

#2899

hp12c

Join Date: Mar 2019

Programs: AA EXP; Hyatt Globalist; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Gold

Posts: 723

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexanderK

I booked round trip J awards via AA and on both legs I was able to select E-F middle seats for me and my wife on the QR site. Didn’t need to call in

Correct. You only need to call in if the members of your group are on different PNRs. If all booked under the same PNR, then online seat selection of the quads is available.

Dec 17, 2019, 10:34 pm

#2900

RetiredATLATC

Join Date: Aug 2018

Posts: 1,278

Quote:

Originally Posted by hp12c

Correct. You only need to call in if the members of your group are on different PNRs. If all booked under the same PNR, then online seat selection of the quads is available.

We're same PNR's and that screenshot is for the day we fly out of ATL. We are the blued-out seats in 3A and 5A

Dec 18, 2019, 1:57 am

#2901

oliver2002

Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources

Join Date: Dec 2002

Location: MUC

Programs: LH SEN

Posts: 48,182

Open the reservation in the app or on QR .com, you will see the middle block available. EF is just querying the system with out a reference, so it shows as blocked.

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Dec 18, 2019, 2:50 am

#2902

RetiredATLATC

Join Date: Aug 2018

Posts: 1,278

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver2002

Open the reservation in the app or on QR .com, you will see the middle block available. EF is just querying the system with out a reference, so it shows as blocked.

Nope, shows it on the QR app as well.

Dec 18, 2019, 3:20 am

#2903

nilsfr69

Join Date: Nov 2017

Location: Berlin

Programs: BAEC Gold

Posts: 510

Reach them via twitter, they reserve the bed seats for you, i just did on two separate pnrs

Dec 18, 2019, 3:29 am

#2904

RetiredATLATC

Join Date: Aug 2018

Posts: 1,278

Quote:

Originally Posted by nilsfr69

Reach them via twitter, they reserve the bed seats for you, i just did on two separate pnrs

Oh, I got the seats I want. The wife and I spend enough time together sitting side-by-side on airplanes, now that I'm retired, that a quiet Qsuite, or a 1-2-1 configuration, works quite nicely.

I was just curious as to why they blocked all of the center seats as I remember in the fall before we left for the Maldives, I could book the windows or the close together center seats, but not the "divorce" center seats. Just curious.

Last edited by RetiredATLATC; Dec 18, 2019 at 4:09 am

Dec 18, 2019, 1:56 pm

#2905

nilsfr69

Join Date: Nov 2017

Location: Berlin

Programs: BAEC Gold

Posts: 510

divorce center seats... I like that ^

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Dec 18, 2019, 2:01 pm

#2906

fotoflyer88

Join Date: Apr 2008

Programs: AA EXPLT, Marriott Titanium (LT PLT), HHonors Gold, AMEX PLT, UA Silver, National EXC

Posts: 1,059

I was finally able to select seats via the RJ website - but kept getting errors about duplication of Frequent flier numbers as mentioned here:
Seat selection on Qatar with QF award booking

When I look at my res - I see a second listed AA FFN below my real AA FFN. For both of us that second number is the same. I guess i shouldn't try to go in and delete that out? On the QR site I would just see the second duplicated FFN, but never my own, and if I updated and corrected it, the info was never saved even when it said it was. Ideas?

Dec 18, 2019, 6:31 pm

#2907

lizakramer

Join Date: Jul 2014

Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Posts: 128

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikelat

I am booked on flights PHL-DOH and back. Looks like for a few months next year the flights are scheduled Q Suite but then they seem to revert to non-q quite seat maps. I'm booked in May. Will Q suite actually be cycled off the route? or will the schedule just be updated later to reflect q suite?

My flight from PHL-DOH in September just had an equipment change to 777 with Qsuites. Looks like the change affects flights starting May 1, so you might want to check your flight.

Dec 19, 2019, 12:21 am

#2908

oliver2002

Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources

Join Date: Dec 2002

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fotoflyer88

When I look at my res - I see a second listed AA FFN below my real AA FFN. For both of us that second number is the same. I guess i shouldn't try to go in and delete that out? On the QR site I would just see the second duplicated FFN, but never my own, and if I updated and corrected it, the info was never saved even when it said it was. Ideas?

Call QR, they can change it. Why do you want to change it in the first place? Its an award?

Dec 19, 2019, 6:16 pm

#2909

Bravada04

Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: Canada

Posts: 1,511

We had no issues booking middle seats on 3 of our legs - YUL > DOH ; DOH > BKK ; DOH - YUL...……..nothing was blocked out? It's our first time flying QR so not sure which seats are the best. We originally booked all middle seats together but then I changed one of the flights to the single window seats to try it out.

Dec 19, 2019, 7:10 pm

#2910

Harveynics

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: Palm Springs, CA 92264

Programs: AA ExPlat 3MMiler

Posts: 144

Was able to snag 4 J tickets KGL-DOH-LAX on two separate PNR's. I was able to get the 3EF for one PNR online and then 4DG on the other online as well. After reading this thread was concerned and called to make sure we wouldn't get bumped. They linked the two PNR's so we are good to go. Looking forward to our QSuite Quad experience.