Award availablity Xmas Question
Feb 28, 2021, 7:50 am
#1
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Award availablity Xmas Question
Hi
Just a quick question regarding Xmas/NY time Qatar award availablity.
I'm after two J class seats to London on the 2.1.2022 but I've yet to see any open up. I've managed to book two seats BNE to DOH but struggling to get to London or the UK direct. I've booked seats to CDG and there was space to FRA but nothing to LGW or LHR. From the 17.1 award space is wide open.
So can anyone confirm they don't open space up for this peak period or is it just a case of waiting and keep checking.
Thanks in advance
Just a quick question regarding Xmas/NY time Qatar award availablity.
I'm after two J class seats to London on the 2.1.2022 but I've yet to see any open up. I've managed to book two seats BNE to DOH but struggling to get to London or the UK direct. I've booked seats to CDG and there was space to FRA but nothing to LGW or LHR. From the 17.1 award space is wide open.
So can anyone confirm they don't open space up for this peak period or is it just a case of waiting and keep checking.
Thanks in advance
Feb 28, 2021, 8:10 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2018
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Hi
Just a quick question regarding Xmas/NY time Qatar award availablity.
I'm after two J class seats to London on the 2.1.2022 but I've yet to see any open up. I've managed to book two seats BNE to DOH but struggling to get to London or the UK direct. I've booked seats to CDG and there was space to FRA but nothing to LGW or LHR. From the 17.1 award space is wide open.
So can anyone confirm they don't open space up for this peak period or is it just a case of waiting and keep checking.
Thanks in advance
Just a quick question regarding Xmas/NY time Qatar award availablity.
I'm after two J class seats to London on the 2.1.2022 but I've yet to see any open up. I've managed to book two seats BNE to DOH but struggling to get to London or the UK direct. I've booked seats to CDG and there was space to FRA but nothing to LGW or LHR. From the 17.1 award space is wide open.
So can anyone confirm they don't open space up for this peak period or is it just a case of waiting and keep checking.
Thanks in advance
Feb 28, 2021, 3:12 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2018
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This is what I see for award space.
Seems like QR has no award space on 2nd Jan but for the other dates you don't see it's because QR counts that period as peak, requiring 2x Qmiles to redeem and at the same time, blocking it to other FFPs.
Seems like QR has no award space on 2nd Jan but for the other dates you don't see it's because QR counts that period as peak, requiring 2x Qmiles to redeem and at the same time, blocking it to other FFPs.
Feb 28, 2021, 10:51 pm
#5
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Thanks for this - do you have any thoughts regarding if they would they be like LH and potentially open up space nearer the time?
Mar 1, 2021, 10:10 am
#6
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It's too early to predict the situation of Australia for January 2022 at this time. As you're planning to travel during Australia's high-season ( summer holiday ), if the border restrictions are lifted, it's unlikely that QR would open award availability for Australian routes in January 2022.
If COVID remains and the border restrictions are still in place, yes, QR would open availability for other FFP's as there wouldn't be enough demand to fill the planes with revenue passengers.
If COVID remains and the border restrictions are still in place, yes, QR would open availability for other FFP's as there wouldn't be enough demand to fill the planes with revenue passengers.
Mar 1, 2021, 10:15 am
#7
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It's too early to predict the situation of Australia for January 2022 at this time. As you're planning to travel during Australia's high-season ( summer holiday ), if the border restrictions are lifted, it's unlikely that QR would open award availability for Australian routes in January 2022.
If COVID remains and the border restrictions are still in place, yes, QR would open availability for other FFP's as there wouldn't be enough demand to fill the planes with revenue passengers.
If COVID remains and the border restrictions are still in place, yes, QR would open availability for other FFP's as there wouldn't be enough demand to fill the planes with revenue passengers.
Thanks for the reply. We have the BNE DOH leg booked so it's the DOH UK route that remains elusive. We have booked flights to CDG so it's not the end of the world if they don't open but it saves a 3 hour wait in Paris.
I just found it a little strange there were flights to both CDG and FRA but nothing to UK airports although I had read that flights were not scheduled till recently.
Will keep looking.
Thanks again