seldomrfly

However, the "Medical" promo tickets are full flex also when it come to destinations. You can change the destination online. Or could.
I can't find any W-availability anywhere so I can't change online anymore.
I'm stucked with Australia in February, and most likely will not be able to enter the country.

mvtm

They are separate bookings. Maldives is one trip and Denpasar is a different individual plan. No perspective in changing the Maldives. The one that i might consider changing if its possible per that the tickets are full flex is the Bali PNR. I was invited by 2 different winners, My brother and my Dad that both won and that are doctors so i am their +1.

rewardingtrips

Has anyone had any luck changing date or destination since the initial booking deadline ended on Saturday?

343

Data point: flown outbound yesterday and at checkin, agent asked for employee ID. Them, she called a supervisor, who thanks us for our effort during the pandemic.

It is not possible (at least in our case) to online check in. Only got a confirmation pass after the process. But perhaps it is due to the need of showing a negative PCR testing report...

kapsshah42

Any body else flown recently please share experiences

leadhead

My wife and I were able to use this promo to fly JFK-DOH-KTM in mid November. QR staff was the most strict leaving JFK (heavy scrutiny of negative PCR test paperwork, immigration documentation we needed, etc.) They also did ask to briefly look at my medical work badge leaving JFK. Leaving KTM they didn't ask for my medical worker badge or anything crazy, but that shouldn't surprise anybody who has flown out of KTM.

They seemed to be blocking middle seats on the majority of flights which was nice, except on our last leg from DOH-JFK we seemed to be the only row in the whole plane with 3 people packed together, which peeved us a bit. We were given cash upgrade offers to Qsuites but decided we wanted to save the money right now. The best offer was around 700 USD per person for the outbound JFK-DOH leg which I thought was reasonable. The offer for the return leg DOH-JFK was at least double that.

Overall, the hoop jumping was fairly minimal and we had a good experience. We had never flown QR and thought it was a great economy product (aside from being the only people stuffed 3 to a row on our last leg).

I'd be happy to answer any specific questions anybody has, especially about traveling to Nepal right now as that is a possible but challenging process in its own right.

flyer89

Hmm... so my rebooked flights in March... got canceled (again) after my initial flights were canceled last month. Anyone has any experience rebooking? Now if I want to rebook the flights it would have been past the month of March which is the date this promo is supposed to be ended.

downinit

I had no idea that Nepal was an option, but that is definitely worth looking into, as it has been on my list for a while. Unfortunately, my SO (who is the healthcare worker) is opposed to any international travel right now, so I will likely be throwing my QR ticket in the trash. I have a booking to Seychelles in March, but that is obviously not going to happen. Even if he does get a vaccine by then, there is no way I will get it that soon. It was a toss up between MLE and SEZ when I booked the flight, and I choose poorly. However, maybe I can get an SQ mileage run to KTM, now that they have resumed flights to the USA.

pxm

Called today to cancel my booking. I asked, of course, if there had been any change to the booking policy and was told no - same conditions apply.

rajivghandi767

How strict were they with carry on luggage when leaving JFK?

Also, did QR require a negative PCR when checking in on the return from DOH back to NYC?

leadhead

We both carried on 46L hiking backpacks without any question/problems for all legs of the trip.

At the time QR was requiring negative PCR for people on flights originating from Nepal, so we did have to get PCR tested in Kathmandu and they checked our paperwork leaving KTM. However, I don't think our paperwork was checked a second time before boarding our DOH-JFK flight, although I'm not sure if any policy has changed since then.

vladko

What was your destination? Did you get a full refund?

We are facing a decision whether to reroute AUS to Maldives or to wait for promo extension. In the first case it looks like it is possible, as they stated via Twitter, that "For any tier member of Privilege Club and/or the Beyond Business program may change the original destination (turnaround point) within the same region.". In the second case I don't think they will extend validity of promo tickets again. It looks like it is already too late.

Zakaria Serraye

Hello;

in my case i booked to australia MEL for the 1st February 2021, but it same like its impossible to get enter to australian territory without vaccination, and also no updates caming soon for this way.

i think i'll change the distination to other countries who didnt exige 14 day of quarantine.

any proposition ?

pxm

Final destination was CDG. Yes, they indicated that we would be receiving a full refund - it was just taxes.

Brendan88

I�m hoping they will extend, and I would find it strange if they do not as practically every country including Qatar requires hotel quarantine. They can�t say "We hope that you experience a well-deserved holiday" and then expect you to quarantine for 7-14 days on arrival (if you can even enter your destination). @goingplacestogether do you have any details on this?