Feb 15, 2017, 8:57 am
Last edit by: Deckter
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
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
Cash upgrades on QR
Mar 21, 2024, 8:04 am
#1321
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 2,155
If departing eg.2 weeks today, depending on which combination of flights you are on £822 each is either a small fraction of the cost of paying the fare difference so comparatively good value (if the figure quoted was for all 3 of you), or it would be quite a bit cheaper to just pay the fare difference instead and receive the full J benefits. So the figure quoted on its own may not tell the full story in this instance and it's worth checking to assess its comparative value.
Mar 21, 2024, 9:10 am
#1322
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: HHonors Diamond
Posts: 40
If departing eg.2 weeks today, depending on which combination of flights you are on £822 each is either a small fraction of the cost of paying the fare difference so comparatively good value (if the figure quoted was for all 3 of you), or it would be quite a bit cheaper to just pay the fare difference instead and receive the full J benefits. So the figure quoted on its own may not tell the full story in this instance and it's worth checking to assess its comparative value.
Mar 21, 2024, 8:18 pm
#1323
Join Date: Apr 2023
Posts: 26
Hey all. So I have recently had a very disappointing, and so what interesting experience with Qatar Airways. My wife and I were traveling from Mal Dives to the US with a connecting flight in Qatar. I had booked her entire itinerary business class with a layover in Doha. When I had booked one for myself, there were no business spots available on the Male to Doha flight, so I booked one for myself in first class, and planned on upgrading my wife to first class as well. Despite all the reading I did online, and the multiple times I have chatted with agents online, I could not upgrade it online even within a few hours of departure. In the “manage my booking” option online, there was an always a yellow option for this particular booking that said “upgrade”. But whenever I would press on it, it would take me to a separate window that would load it, and then would say “no upgrade options found” or it would say “this booking is not eligible for an upgrade”. This is all very strange because I was the only person in first class. When we came to the airport to check the check-in counter at Male we asked the agents if they could upgrade the ticket and they told us that they were not allowed to or did not have the authority to upgrade to first class and that should have been done at the Doha customer service desk. So when we went downstairs to wait for our flight, we again asked if we could upgrade, and the customer service representative told us that that is something we should’ve done at the check in counter, and we told him that we did and they said that they could not do that. So he called them, talked to them, and told us SOMETHING along the lines of that because we are requesting an upgrade hours within departure, and it takes a while to ship all the food required for first class over to Male, they could not do it last minute. Which sounds very strange to me, because I couldn't upgrade it online at all and never got an offer? There were literally five open spaces in First Class, and I was the only one there. Why not provide upgrade options online? Could I get an explanation please because it makes no sense to me...
Last edited by richardcrow; Mar 21, 2024 at 8:36 pm
Mar 21, 2024, 9:04 pm
#1324
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 2,155
Upgrades at the airport are subject to availability of both seats and catering. At outstations this may be more of a problem than at DOH, so they may have been correct on that.
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/upgrade.html
Nobody will be able to give you a definitive answer to the upgrade in advance question. It's possible the system was looking to upgrade the whole itinerary into First on a fare difference basis but couldn't because there was no F cabin on the US sector (hence not eligible / none available). You usually can not upgrade just one sector unless you receive a targeted offer for that sector from QR, or ask at the airport. Or perhaps they were expecting to swap the aircraft to one without an F cabin so were not offering upgrades at all.
It's disappointing but sometimes a risk of booking members of the same party on different reservations.
For future reference, at airports other than DOH it is usually best to seek out the station manager at check-in for something like this. They are likely to be employed by QR and know all of the policies. Pretty much everyone else you deal with at an outstation will be employed by a third party and potentially not only not be fully aware of QRs policies but possibly also liable to confusing them with those of one of the many other airlines they handle. This is true for most airlines at remote outstations.
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/upgrade.html
Nobody will be able to give you a definitive answer to the upgrade in advance question. It's possible the system was looking to upgrade the whole itinerary into First on a fare difference basis but couldn't because there was no F cabin on the US sector (hence not eligible / none available). You usually can not upgrade just one sector unless you receive a targeted offer for that sector from QR, or ask at the airport. Or perhaps they were expecting to swap the aircraft to one without an F cabin so were not offering upgrades at all.
It's disappointing but sometimes a risk of booking members of the same party on different reservations.
For future reference, at airports other than DOH it is usually best to seek out the station manager at check-in for something like this. They are likely to be employed by QR and know all of the policies. Pretty much everyone else you deal with at an outstation will be employed by a third party and potentially not only not be fully aware of QRs policies but possibly also liable to confusing them with those of one of the many other airlines they handle. This is true for most airlines at remote outstations.
Last edited by KingCanute; Mar 21, 2024 at 9:49 pm
Mar 25, 2024, 2:47 pm
#1325
Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 24
EDI to DOH £470pp (T class)
DOH to KUL £470pp (T class)
T-7 days
These are for our two (adult) kids as me and my wife are already in J on redemption seats. Tempted by the DOH-KUL leg as it is Q suites and a not unreasonable price (their total return was c. £620pp).
Question: if we upgrade that leg, can they select seats for free so we grab a quad? Or will it cost £££?
TIA
DOH to KUL £470pp (T class)
T-7 days
These are for our two (adult) kids as me and my wife are already in J on redemption seats. Tempted by the DOH-KUL leg as it is Q suites and a not unreasonable price (their total return was c. £620pp).
Question: if we upgrade that leg, can they select seats for free so we grab a quad? Or will it cost £££?
TIA
Last edited by The Flying Dundonian; Mar 25, 2024 at 2:56 pm
Apr 2, 2024, 11:18 pm
#1327
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Little dot in Asia
Programs: AA-EP, TK-*G, HL-DM, HY-GLO, MR-LTP
Posts: 25,932
Hi all, need a little creative help here.
My employer is paying for a flight but policy states that it has to be in Economy (and possibly the cheapest fare bucket). However, I want to upgrade this myself using cash to Business primarily for the extra baggage allowance.
Apart from calling QR directly, is there a way to know how much the upgrade would cost for each fare bucket (e.g. something like the following for a LON to DOH flight: GBP 1000 for O/T/W, GBP 800 for K/L/M/N/S/V, GBP 600 for Y/B/H)?
My employer is paying for a flight but policy states that it has to be in Economy (and possibly the cheapest fare bucket). However, I want to upgrade this myself using cash to Business primarily for the extra baggage allowance.
Apart from calling QR directly, is there a way to know how much the upgrade would cost for each fare bucket (e.g. something like the following for a LON to DOH flight: GBP 1000 for O/T/W, GBP 800 for K/L/M/N/S/V, GBP 600 for Y/B/H)?
Apr 4, 2024, 11:29 am
#1328
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles PM/2MM, AA Plat, IC Diam. Amb., Peninsula regular, amanjunkie
Posts: 5,848
DOH-BKK Business (R class) to F on ex-Cathay Pacific 777-300ER daytime flight departing DOH 8:10 a.m. Offer didn't show up in the App but when I manually entered through the "Upgrade Now" button on QR.com, it was offered for $1330 USD. I might have done it for half that. But not for that price.
Apr 4, 2024, 12:08 pm
#1330
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 2,155
DOH-BKK Business (R class) to F on ex-Cathay Pacific 777-300ER daytime flight departing DOH 8:10 a.m. Offer didn't show up in the App but when I manually entered through the "Upgrade Now" button on QR.com, it was offered for $1330 USD. I might have done it for half that. But not for that price.
Apr 6, 2024, 8:25 pm
#1332
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles PM/2MM, AA Plat, IC Diam. Amb., Peninsula regular, amanjunkie
Posts: 5,848
If I had done it, do I understand correctly a poster above as saying I would not get Al-Safwa?
My connection is short so it’s not an issue for me anyway. But I am curious about the rules, for a future trip maybe.
Apr 7, 2024, 12:09 am
#1333
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 2,155
Interesting. Don’t know. When I checked in on the app for my outbound USA-DOH, I was offered to upgrade DOH-BKK from J to F, again at $1330. No thanks.
If I had done it, do I understand correctly a poster above as saying I would not get Al-Safwa?
My connection is short so it’s not an issue for me anyway. But I am curious about the rules, for a future trip maybe.
If I had done it, do I understand correctly a poster above as saying I would not get Al-Safwa?
My connection is short so it’s not an issue for me anyway. But I am curious about the rules, for a future trip maybe.
If you pay the fare difference to reticket into the higher cabin, you get everything the new higher fare bucket includes.
So it's important to look carefully at what you are buying. It's more obvious when they send you an upgrade offer for one sector by email, and probably also during online check-in as you describe above. But if you click the upgrade flight button in MMB you might want to double check which it is.
Apr 7, 2024, 4:28 pm
#1334
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Bham, AL
Programs: Marriott Gold, AmEx Plat, Agnostic on Airline Programs
Posts: 394
So, quick question for folks in the know: my work booked my flight from ATL>DOH>TBS. Online, I can upgrade the DOH>TBS section, but no luck for the ATL>DOH. Is it fair to assume that there simply is no upgrade available and just resign myself to O class-ticket in economy, or is there usually some upgrade space if I pay cash at the airport?