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Old Feb 15, 2017, 8:57 am
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This Wiki contains a summary of the latest Special Upgrade Offers received by forum members. As well as posting the details in the thread, please add to it!

Simply add the following information

Flight number - Departure and Destination - Original and Upgraded Class - Price of upgrade - Booking Class - When you received the offer - When your flight was scheduled to depart.

EXAMPLE:

QR149 DOH-MAD Y-J INR35717 (€500) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 01/13/17 flight

Don't forget to also share a detailed post with....

The flight number and route you received the offer for:
The full routing for the leg of the flight:
The cabin the offer is for upgrading to:
The cash cost, including currency:
How far in advance you received the offer:


Thank you for your help!
Last updated: 19/04/2017 up to and including post 69.

Addis Ababa
QR1427 DOH-ADD Y-J $320, offer received while in the air from ORD-DOH

Athens
QR212 ATH-DOH Y-J SGD458 (€303) Booking Class T - Offer received 14 days before 02/23/17 flight

Atlanta
QR756 ATL-DOH Y-J USD 750 (€706) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/05/17 flight

Bahrain
QR1104 DOH-BAH Y-F QAR765 offer received 15 days before flight on March 30th

Bangkok
BKK-DOH Y-J 10500B (€275) Link
QR836 DOH-BKK; Y to J; 353 GBP; Booking class Q; 14 days before flight on July 3, 2017
QR831 BKK-DOH; J to F; 47,991 THB; Booking class C; 2-3 days before flight on Sept 5, 2022

Beijing
QR895 PEK-DOH Y-J CNY3380; Booking Class O; 7 days before flight on Jan 13, 2018

Berlin
QR80 BER-DOH Y-J 505€; Booking Class T; 7 days before flight Jan 2024

Brussels
QR196 BRU-DOH Y-J 588€; Booking Class N; At online check-in, travelled on Dec 27, 2018

Calcutta
QR541 CCU-DOH Y-J USD210 Booking Class N - Offer received 15 days before 04/16/17 flight

Cardiff
QR321 DOH-CWL Y-J - 6829HKD (£667) Booking Class N - Offer received when online check-in opened for 04/08/2018 flight.

Chicago
DOH–ORD Y-J $645 Link
ORD-DOH, Y-J, $1320, offer received 2 days before 4/6/2018 flight
QR725 DOH-ORD Y-J $1285 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 2 days ago August 2020 flight

Colombo
QR664 DOH-CMB Y-J LKR 30686 ($196) Booking Class O - Offer received 16 days before 03/14/17 flight

Delhi
QR578 DOH-DEL Y-J USD190 Booking Class N - Offer received 6 days before 04/05/17 flight

Dubai
DXB-DOH Y-F £397 Link
QR 1019 DXB-DOH Y-F QAR 729 Booking class O - Offer received 15 days before flight, May 5th 2017

DOH-DXB Y-F $487 Link
QR 1022 DOH - DXB, Y-F, QAR 729 (~189€), Booking class O, offer received 15 days before May 2nd 2017 flight.

Dublin
QR20 DUB-DOH Y-C (from V fare): 629 Euro - offered at check-in mobile app (28th November 2017)

Edinburgh
DOH-EDI Y-J £350 Link

EDI-DOH Y-J £430 Link

Frankfurt
QR068 FRA-DOH Y-J €480 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 11/25/16 flight

DOH-FRA Y-J $130 Booking Class B Link

Goa
GOI-DOH Y-J $100 Booking Class B Link

Guangzhou
QR874 DOH-CAN Y-J 632€; Booking Class N; At online check-in, travelled on Dec 28, 2018

Helsinki
QR308 HEL-DOH Y-J 463€ Booking class O - Mobile app at check-in. Feb/2018

Ho Chi Minh City
QR970 DOH-SGN Y-J €380 Booking Class O - Offer received 16 days before 11/26/16 flight

Hong Kong
QR815 HKG-DOH Y-J 380€ Booking Class S offered 7 days before flight 07.04.
QR817 HKG-DOH Y-J HKD 4059 Booking Class W - Offer received 14 days before 07/17/17 flight
QR815 HKG-DOH Y-J HKD 5179 Booking Class N - Offer received 5 days before flight 14th July 2018
QR815 HKG-DOG Y-J HKD 5651 (£552) Booking Class - Offer received when online check-in opened for 04/08/2018 flight.
QR817 HKG-DOH J-F 11,508 HKD Booking Class R offered 9 days before flight 08/05/2023

Istanbul - IST

QR240 IST-DOH Y-J ₺4319 ($629) Booking Class N - Offer received 7 days before July 2020 flight
QR239 DOH-IST Y-J $630 Booking Class S - Offer was available in MMB 3-4 days ago July 2020 flight

Istanbul - SAW


QR244 SAW-DOH Y-J $530 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 2 days ago August 2020 flight
QR237 DOH-SAW Y-J $530 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 3 days ago November 2020 flight
QR237 DOH-SAW Y-J $520 Booking Class V - Offer was available in MMB 15 days ago January 2021 flight


Kuala Lumpur
QR844 DOH-KUL Y-J USD 440 (€414) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/05/17 flight
QR 0852 DOH - KUL £351 O to J - 15 days before

London Heathrow
QR 0002 LHR - DOH £606 O to J - 15 days before
DOH–LHR Y-J 1171AZN (£545) Link

DOH–LHR Y-J £554Link

DOH–LHR Y-J £620 Link

QR016 LHR-DOH Y-J GBP618 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 22/03/2017 flight

QR001 DOH-LHR Y-J GBP 724 Booking class Q - Offer received 15 days before flight

London Gatwick
QR330 LGW-DOH Y-J GBP1381 Booking Class O - Offer received 2 days before 01/13/17 flight

Los Angeles

QR740 LAX-DOH Y-J $1420 Booking Class S - Offer was available in MMB 3-4 days ago July 2020 flight

Luxor
LXR-DOH Y-J 1780LE (£80) Link

Madrid
QR149 DOH-MAD Y-J INR35717 (€500) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 01/13/17 flight

Manila
QR929 MNL-DOH Y-J USD633 Booking Class W - Offer received 15 days before 08 September 2020 flight

Melbourne
QR905 MEL-DOH Y-J AUD 1171 Booking class Q - Offer received 15 days before flight
QR905 MEL-DOH Y-J AUD 1180 Booking class O - Offer received 15 days before flight (April 2017)
QR905 MEL-DOH Y-J EUR 844 Booking class O - Offer received 7 days before flight (April 2017)

Miami
QR778 MIA-DOH Y-J USD940 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/08/17 flight

Q778 MIA-DOH Y-J LKR 144225 ($922) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/13/17 flight

Mumbai
QR556 DOH-BOM Y-J INR13390 (€188) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/01/17 flight

QR557 BOM-DOH Y-J INR16464 (€230) Booking Class O - Offer recieved 15 days before 01/13/17 flight

Munich
QR057 DOH-MUC Y-J 436€ Booking Class S offered 7 days before flight 07.04.

QR059 DOH-MUC Y-J HKD 4059 Booking Class W - Offer received 15 days before 07/18/17 flight

Nairobi
NBO-DOH Y-J $265 Link

Oslo
DOH-OSL Y-J £339 Link

Paris
DOH-CDG J-F €1402 Link
CDG-DOH J-F €470 Link

Philadelphia
QR728 PHL-DOH Y-J USD970 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 04/10/17 flight

Phuket
QR842 DOH-HKT Y-J THB9593 (€255) Booking Class V - Offer received 7 days before 01/31/17 flight

Rome-Fiumicino
N to J 1639 QAR 2 weeks before flight
QR113 DOH-FCO Y-J CNY3380; Booking Class O - Offer received 7 days before 13 January 2018 flight

Shanghai
QR870 DOH-PVG Y-C ( from V fare) 419 Euro - offered at check-in mobile app (28th November 2017)

Singapore
QR943 SIN-DOH Y-J SGD762 (€504) Booking Class T - Offer received 15 days before 02/19/17 flight (received again 10 days before flight)
QR946 DOH-SIN Y-J SGD754 (€499) Booking Class T - Offer received 15 days before 02/24/17 flight
QR947- SIN to DOH- Y-R- SGD$697- Booking class O- Offer received 2 weeks before flight on 14 April 2017

Sofia
QR227 DOH-SOF Y-J HKD3296 (USD425) Booking Class N - Offer received 5 days before flight 14th July 2018

Tokyo
NRT-DOH Y-J $567 Link

Washington DC
QR707 DOH-IAD Y-J USD820 Booking Class N - Offer received 15 days before 04/16/17 flight
QR 0713 DOH-IAH $750- Offer received 15 days before
QR 0714 IAH-DOH $1190 - Offer received 15 days before.
IAD-DOH Y-J $1300 Link
QR707 DOH-IAD Y-J ₺5141 ($749) Booking Class N - Offer received 7 days before July 2020 flight
QR708 IAD-DOH Y-J $1405 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 3 days ago November 2020 flight
QR708 IAD-DOH Y-J $1205 Booking Class V - Offer was available in MMB 15 days ago January 2021 flight


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Old Dec 7, 2017, 9:47 pm
  #181  
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Hello,

I'm on a DOH to LHR tomorrow. Is it possible to upgrade from J to F at the airport in transit. Either paid or else wise?

Current flight load is:

F2 P2 A2 J4 C0

Regards,

Kernow
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Old Dec 7, 2017, 10:12 pm
  #182  
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
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Posts: 425
Originally Posted by jen_lc
Thanks, everyone, for your help! I think it was the package of an upgrade + lounge access that was most enticing so I might pass on this one, which is a shame.
You will not get such a package. The cash upgrade offer will only be for the flight and not give you lounge access, unless QR changes it's policies, which is unlikely.
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Old Dec 8, 2017, 2:28 am
  #183  
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Originally Posted by bal00
Her are the admission fee :
Qatar Airways Business Class Lounge : 58€
Qatar Airways First Class Lounge : 70€
Al Mourjan Business Lounge : 105€
Thanks for posting this. I was lucky to get a seat ane lounge upgrade a few weeks ago before they changed the policy.

Any new cash upgrade offers I will simply decline in the future and opt to pay for the lounge. Now, I need to search for what the difference is between Qatar and AM Lounges.
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Old Dec 8, 2017, 2:50 am
  #184  
 
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Kernow you cannot upgrade from J to F to/from LHR. However there is a chance that you can get a cash upgrade at the airport (check-in or even transfer desk).
Do note that you will probably not have access to Al Safwa, just Al Mourjan as per your original ticket. The access rules for upgrades are constantly changing at the moment but it appears that lounge access is no longer permitted for airport cash upgrades.
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Old Dec 8, 2017, 3:08 am
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Wrong Thread
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Old Dec 8, 2017, 9:39 pm
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Originally Posted by lifeonthego_k
You will not get such a package. The cash upgrade offer will only be for the flight and not give you lounge access, unless QR changes it's policies, which is unlikely.
Hi all, I thought I should prepare an update in case it helps the next person. In the end, I did spring for the business upgrade from DOH to CMB and figured that I'd still try my luck with my lounge. When I ckecked in in London, I was told I'd have lounge access in Doha (unprompted) and when I arrived in Doha I went to the bottom of the escalator and they scanned my boarding pass with no issues. Same at the top at the reception desks as well! I had a tense moment where I thought they were going to tell me I couldn't get in, but they were just looking up my gate number for me.

So, I'm guessing the take away from this is that lounge access is anyone's guess at this point.

For the record, my booking online didn't mention anything about lounge access and prompted me to buy it for the fee noted above.
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Old Dec 9, 2017, 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by jen_lc


Hi all, I thought I should prepare an update in case it helps the next person. In the end, I did spring for the business upgrade from DOH to CMB and figured that I'd still try my luck with my lounge. When I ckecked in in London, I was told I'd have lounge access in Doha (unprompted) and when I arrived in Doha I went to the bottom of the escalator and they scanned my boarding pass with no issues. Same at the top at the reception desks as well! I had a tense moment where I thought they were going to tell me I couldn't get in, but they were just looking up my gate number for me.

So, I'm guessing the take away from this is that lounge access is anyone's guess at this point.

For the record, my booking online didn't mention anything about lounge access and prompted me to buy it for the fee noted above.
Interesting! There may be hope
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Old Dec 9, 2017, 3:00 am
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SKOOBDO please do not get your hopes up from jen_lcs last post due to the last paragraph. "For the record, my booking online didn't mention anything about lounge access and prompted me to buy it for the fee noted above." Purchased access!
At the moment, besides op-ups there are seven ways to obtain an upgrade
1) E-mail upgrade offers where lounge access is not included
2) Cash upgrading for cash before the flight comes under airport control.
3) using Qmiles before the flight comes under airport control.
4) using Qcredits before the flight comes under airport control.
5) Cash upgrades at the airport.
6) Qmiles upgrades at the airport
7) Qcredit upgrades at the airport
Lounge access is not included in 1, 6 and 7.
It appears that 5 may also have no lounge access but that has yet to be confirmed.
Since the extra cost in is 2 is usually very close to the R fare lounge access appears to be granted.
For 3 and 4 it appears that lounge access is included, at the moment.
All of this is complicated by the ability to purchase access to Al Mourjan so it is hardly surprising that confusion reigns!.
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Old Dec 10, 2017, 9:49 am
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Originally Posted by remdk
SKOOBDO please do not get your hopes up from jen_lcs last post due to the last paragraph. "For the record, my booking online didn't mention anything about lounge access and prompted me to buy it for the fee noted above." Purchased access!
At the moment, besides op-ups there are seven ways to obtain an upgrade
1) E-mail upgrade offers where lounge access is not included
2) Cash upgrading for cash before the flight comes under airport control.
3) using Qmiles before the flight comes under airport control.
4) using Qcredits before the flight comes under airport control.
5) Cash upgrades at the airport.
6) Qmiles upgrades at the airport
7) Qcredit upgrades at the airport
Lounge access is not included in 1, 6 and 7.
It appears that 5 may also have no lounge access but that has yet to be confirmed.
Since the extra cost in is 2 is usually very close to the R fare lounge access appears to be granted.
For 3 and 4 it appears that lounge access is included, at the moment.
All of this is complicated by the ability to purchase access to Al Mourjan so it is hardly surprising that confusion reigns!.
If this ever settles down I'd recommend that the above goes in a Wikipost somewhere...
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Old Dec 10, 2017, 10:59 am
  #190  
 
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QR 0908 DOH-SYD, NOK8275 , J-F, Booking class I. Offer received 15 days before.

At around £750, declined. As you can tell from the quote currency, my ticket begins in Oslo.

There appears to still be 10 unassigned seats in J for this flight.
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Old Dec 10, 2017, 10:44 pm
  #191  
 
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QR 0932 Doha to Manila on Friday 11th December.
Upgrade offer received Friday 8th December for QAR 1894.
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Old Dec 18, 2017, 4:53 pm
  #192  
 
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Does QR ever offer J-F proactive upgrades? Any idea how much upgrade at the airport for DOH-BKK would be? (I imagine it's one of the most popular destinations to upgrade via miles/points).
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Old Dec 20, 2017, 2:00 pm
  #193  
 
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Originally Posted by klausa
Does QR ever offer J-F proactive upgrades? Any idea how much upgrade at the airport for DOH-BKK would be? (I imagine it's one of the most popular destinations to upgrade via miles/points).
e-mail upgrades from J to F : Yes but usually at such a crazy price (>$1000 per flight) that it really doesn't worth it

payed airport upgrades from J to F : I don't know. Y to J for DOH-BKK is $500 at DOH upgrade desk. Let us know if that's the same price from J to F ;-)
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Old Dec 23, 2017, 6:52 am
  #194  
 
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ZRH - DOH (26th october)
- no e-mail upgrade received.
- Upgrade request at the airport: 2'000$! Agent told me, that's the usual amount out of ZRH. Holy cow!
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Old Jan 1, 2018, 9:34 am
  #195  
 
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Received email for upgrade option.
  • Economy to Business Class on flight QR 0529 onSunday, January 07, 2018 from Chennai to Doha at a special price of INR 16011 per person. This exclusive offer is available on a first come first served basis until 03-Jan-2018 21:45 GMT.
  • Economy to Business Class on flight QR 0273 onSunday, January 07, 2018 from Doha to Amsterdam at a special price of INR 32021 per person. This exclusive offer is available on a first come first served basis until 03-Jan-2018 21:45 GMT.
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