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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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Feb 9, 2022, 3:13 am

#3676

Schwann

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: BRS

Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 4,995

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zol

I am in the same situation out of ADL, pretty gutted and knowing my luck I'll get the regular A359. Is the swap related to the grounding / paint issue?

Well, AFAIK most of the aircraft grounded are the older A350s with the "older" seat... so in many ways your odds are better for QSuite. But it could also be they prioritise the QSuite A350s for their traditionally more QSuite focused routes but that is just me speculating.

Remember if you get swapped to a non QSuite aircraft you should be able to change to a different departure point from Australia.*

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Feb 9, 2022, 6:54 am

#3677

plunet

Join Date: Jan 2016

Location: LON

Programs: BAEC

Posts: 3,918

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zachary King

I've reached out on Facebook/Twitter and asked nicely and they've allocated middle seats for us. They have said no once but I think they checked my one world status and I got a message two days later that they had done it.

Background info, also for ChristopherWalken - Typically they need to link the PNRs of two separate bookings to enable the system to see that it's two travellers together which then enables them to book any seats in the middle. So if you do have two separate bookings it does need some human intervention, whether it's a call or email or social media is up to you.

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Feb 10, 2022, 5:17 pm

#3678

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

I’m flying Qsuites SEA-DOH right now if anyone wants to see the menus, drinks, or other amenities.

Feb 10, 2022, 5:29 pm

#3679

mileageking

Join Date: Jan 2008

Posts: 3,946

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

I’m flying Qsuites SEA-DOH right now if anyone wants to see the menus, drinks, or other amenities.

Glad to hear you are finally flying after all the debate on your ticket.

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Feb 10, 2022, 5:35 pm

#3680

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by mileageking

Glad to hear you are finally flying after all the debate on your ticket.

Tell me about it… it just became a matter of getting me anywhere open in the end. Final destination of BKK

Feb 10, 2022, 5:36 pm

#3681

mileageking

Join Date: Jan 2008

Posts: 3,946

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

Tell me about it… it just became a matter of getting me anywhere open in the end. Final destination of BKK

Enjoy the flights and trip

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Feb 10, 2022, 6:33 pm

#3682

LittleYaris

Join Date: Jan 2022

Location: Laguna Beach

Posts: 100

When to book

We have a JFK-DAR trip at the end of August, and since this is the first time ever booking business class, I was wondering if timing matters when it come to booking and getting the best fare. Or does it not matter as much as it does economy.

Feb 10, 2022, 8:32 pm

#3683

allset2travel

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: SFOSJCOAK

Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold

Posts: 7,581

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleYaris

If your dates are flexible, you could play around with google flights & ITA Matrix to get a feel of what the price range is. Same can be done on QR site as well.

Feb 10, 2022, 9:09 pm

#3684

LittleYaris

Join Date: Jan 2022

Location: Laguna Beach

Posts: 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by allset2travel

If your dates are flexible, you could play around with google flights & ITA Matrix to get a feel of what the price range is. Same can be done on QR site as well.

Our dates are set, so not much wiggle room. My question is if booking 6 months in advance confers advantage (price wise) over booking 3 months in advance.

Feb 10, 2022, 9:17 pm

#3685

LittleYaris

Join Date: Jan 2022

Location: Laguna Beach

Posts: 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by allset2travel

If your dates are flexible, you could play around with google flights & ITA Matrix to get a feel of what the price range is. Same can be done on QR site as well.

Our dates are set, so not much wiggle room. My question is if booking 6 months in advance confers advantage (price wise) over booking 3 months in advance.

Feb 11, 2022, 3:46 am

#3686

Schwann

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: BRS

Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 4,995

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

I’m flying Qsuites SEA-DOH right now if anyone wants to see the menus, drinks, or other amenities.

Feel free to post your menus in the 2022 thread! Glad you got on your trip finally.. although I am sure Kiev would still have been nice.

Feb 11, 2022, 11:39 am

#3687

ctmike

Join Date: Jul 2000

Location: Farmington, CT USA

Programs: AA PLT; DL Gold MDL

Posts: 238

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

I’m flying Qsuites SEA-DOH right now if anyone wants to see the menus, drinks, or other amenities.

Yes please. I'm flying JFK-DOH in two weeks and thinking the menu will be the same.

Feb 13, 2022, 11:27 am

#3688

LittleYaris

Join Date: Jan 2022

Location: Laguna Beach

Posts: 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleYaris

Our dates are set, so not much wiggle room. My question is if booking 6 months in advance confers advantage (price wise) over booking 3 months in advance.

I am my own data point. The prices just went up by 1k per person. So moral of the story is to buy earlier the better.

Feb 13, 2022, 8:14 pm

#3689

brunos

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jul 2006

Location: Hong Kong, France

Programs: FB , BA Gold

Posts: 15,568

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleYaris

I am my own data point. The prices just went up by 1k per person. So moral of the story is to buy earlier the better.

That is a bold generalization based on one datapoint.
And maybe the price will go down by 1.5k in a couple of month.
Prices do go up and down and there are periodic promotions.

Feb 13, 2022, 8:56 pm

#3690

Wanderwithme

Join Date: Feb 2020

Posts: 35

i booked my flight in december ord-doh-nbo-sez-doh-ord for travel in may. i saw the ticket at $2950 and the next day it went up to $3200 so i purchased it then. i still have a travel alert and its gone up to $6300 where it stayed for a while. today it is back at $3200. just have to keep checking.