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Old Feb 15, 2017, 8:57 am
FlyerTalk Forums Expert How-Tos and Guides
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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 Jan 22, 2019, 5:13 am
  #496  
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: Qatar PC,Iberia
Posts: 85
Hi everybody:
Do you have more possibilities to receive an upgrade offer Y to J travelling with a" N "economic class fare or with a "T" promo fare?
Thank you
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Old Jan 23, 2019, 11:27 am
  #497  
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: PAR
Programs: QR Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,090
Originally Posted by ptalegui
Hi everybody:
Do you have more possibilities to receive an upgrade offer Y to J travelling with a" N "economic class fare or with a "T" promo fare?
Thank you
I would say your chances are equal. It doesn’t seem that QR really bother in which class your are booked to send you an upgrade offer.
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Old Jan 23, 2019, 11:04 pm
  #498  
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: GVA - CH
Programs: Qatar Airways - GOLD
Posts: 43
Your chance are equals, unless the business cabin is full you will receive the email and the price would be almost the same (on my preferred route, price variation is +/-20$ and isn't linked to my booking class/fare in eco).

I think fare calculation for the business upgrade is more on the cabin "busyness", the more pax have pay for J, the more expansive the upgrade will be.

Julien
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Old Jan 24, 2019, 12:03 am
  #499  
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: Qatar PC,Iberia
Posts: 85
Thank You to All of you
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Old Jan 24, 2019, 10:12 pm
  #500  
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: QR PC
Posts: 46
A new data point:

BEY-DOH originally booked in economy, offered upgrade to first class (which is just glorified economy) for USD 540. Outrageously high, for a 4 hour-long flight (used to get offered USD 350 in the past.)

Needless to say, I passed, especially considering the lack of premium cabin luggage allowance and lounge access (QR has its own first class lounge in BEY.)
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 12:56 am
  #501  
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Middle Earth, and often worse
Programs: BAEC Silver, A3 Gold
Posts: 2,221
What is the site that gives a breakdown of confirmed and open seats on a given flight on a given day? I once subscribed to the site (about 10 years ago) but now my travel needs have changed. In April I have a RT DOH-PEK booked qith QR in N class and will wonder (later) about the chances of upgrading for cash.

TIA for any information.
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 3:31 am
  #502  
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 83
I think you’re thinking of expertflyer.com, however in my experience load levels don’t necessarily predict whether or not an upgrade offer will be sent. Two examples recently: DOH-ORD business class was mostly open and no offer came, while DOH-MAA was mostly full and an offer was sent at OLCI.

Who knows?!?
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 5:04 am
  #503  
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: QATAR PRIVILEGE CLUB
Posts: 50
NBO - DOH --> 281 Eur via email, 6 days before travelling; 320 Eur during OLCI

Instead, I upgraded with 19,000 Qmiles, which is not that bad for a 5.15hrs flight with dinner
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Old Jan 26, 2019, 12:19 pm
  #504  
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 52
Does QR send upgrade offers if you are traveling with kids on same itinerary? Or do they exclude if traveling with kids?
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Old Jan 26, 2019, 6:34 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: MEL
Programs: QFF, AA, LM, EY
Posts: 762
Can you upgrade with cash if travelling on an award ticket (through a partner airline if that matters) ?
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Old Jan 30, 2019, 12:55 am
  #506  
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: QR PC
Posts: 46
No - I've never ever received an offer when I had kids on the booking.
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Old Jan 30, 2019, 9:02 am
  #507  
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 36
I got an offer today during OLCI to upgrade my SKP to DOH flight from economy to business for 438EUR http://prntscr.com/mebt11. If it was for the whole segment SKP-DOH-DAR I would consider it but only for the SKP to DOH segment I think is too much.

Maybe I will get better offer on the airport? I will see what they will say there, I can pay up to 200 to 250EUR but not more then that.

Also, silently I hope that I might be bumped up in business because the flight is pretty full, 4 seats left from what I can see and they might fill in. I have silver status and Friday might be my lucky day in that case
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Old Jan 30, 2019, 12:30 pm
  #508  
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
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None is offering so cheap upgrades. 200 to 250 euros is usually minimum from economy to premium economy sometimes.
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Old Jan 30, 2019, 5:20 pm
  #509  
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 52
Originally Posted by LebaneseInQatar
No - I've never ever received an offer when I had kids on the booking.
my kid is very disappointed to hear it. He promises to be quiet and nice if can get business class upgrade offer.
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Old Jan 30, 2019, 11:08 pm
  #510  
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
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Originally Posted by palciparum


my kid is very disappointed to hear it. He promises to be quiet and nice if can get business class upgrade offer.
Then you should honor your kids promise and buy him a business ticket ;-)
Wish you a great travel and thumb up for an upgrade offer - remember, you never know what will happen if you deal with QR :-)
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