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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
DOHORD 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
DOHLHR Y-J 1171AZN (545) Link

DOHLHR Y-J 554Link

DOHLHR 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

QR010 LHR-DOH J-F GBP 1102 Booking Class R - Other 13-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 Feb 3, 2025 | 5:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Nizar
Is this recent ?
$5k+ seems like the fare difference ?
Looks like no "deals" offered for upgrades at check-in on these sort of routes ?
I flew SYD-DOH on 2nd January. A few days before the flight I got the offer to upgrade for 3,998 AUD. Around a day before it jumped to 5,000+. I bought the ticket less than week before departure if that makes any difference and it was just SYD-DOH, I didn't have a connecting flight. Also of note, around a week before the flight, when I bought the ticket, there seemed to be plenty of availability in business class. On the day of the flight, it was packed to the last seat in each and every cabin.
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 5:40 pm
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SYD/MEL flights are often packed to the brim.
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Old Mar 3, 2025 | 7:14 am
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Hi,

First time flying Qr and was surprised with the upgrade offer.
3 pax ARN-DOH for $1505 from economy to business.
We took the offer as it seems very reasonable.

Now to my question, is this a common price level for such an upgrade? It is like half the price of business ticket (Economy price + upgrade)
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Old Mar 3, 2025 | 7:30 am
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Originally Posted by pappuccino
Hi,

First time flying Qr and was surprised with the upgrade offer.
3 pax ARN-DOH for $1505 from economy to business.
We took the offer as it seems very reasonable.

Now to my question, is this a common price level for such an upgrade? It is like half the price of business ticket (Economy price + upgrade)
I have seen similar prices on different EU-DOH routes. At the end of the day its a daytime flight of ~5:45, most pax would happily sit in Y for a flight like that, including myself.
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Old Mar 4, 2025 | 9:43 am
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LHR - DOH An eye watering 3288 for 2 pax Y-J.

DOH-DXB. Also a steep 984 for 2 pax Y-F.

Needless to say declined, zero availability with avios, since booked months ago.
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Old Mar 4, 2025 | 9:23 pm
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BKK - DOH, THB 44,889 (EUR 1,253), for 1 pax J-F

Its a No from my side ;-)
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Old Mar 5, 2025 | 2:07 am
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Originally Posted by Traveller999
BKK - DOH, THB 44,889 (EUR 1,253), for 1 pax J-F

Its a No from my side ;-)
Don't blame you whilst id happily use Q credits and sometimes avios, I think the difference between F & J isn't that great.
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Old Mar 5, 2025 | 2:22 pm
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DOH - SYD, AUD$4,180 for 2 pax from Business to First.
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Old Mar 6, 2025 | 5:07 am
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Offered MAD-DOH 1650
DOH-SNG- 2600

OFC No, are they crazy?
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Old Mar 7, 2025 | 1:32 am
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I presume you meant SGN - Saigon. SNG is Cap.Juan Cochamanidis. , Never heard of it and QR certainty don't go there.

E2600 is outrageous for a 7hr.45 min flight.

Back in late 2017 I was offered a Y-J DOH-SGN cash upgrade for $370!
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Old Mar 7, 2025 | 4:04 am
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Originally Posted by Nuff Said
I presume you meant SGN - Saigon. SNG is Cap.Juan Cochamanidis. , Never heard of it and QR certainty don't go there.

E2600 is outrageous for a 7hr.45 min flight.

Back in late 2017 I was offered a Y-J DOH-SGN cash upgrade for $370!
sorry, yes Singapur
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Old Mar 7, 2025 | 4:36 am
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Singapore is a similar flight time as Saigon from Doha so a pretty fair comparison.
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Old Mar 13, 2025 | 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by celtic_warrior
Don't blame you whilst id happily use Q credits and sometimes avios, I think the difference between F & J isn't that great.
Finally I did use QCredits and missed the Krug by one week ;-)
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Old Mar 13, 2025 | 5:29 am
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Originally Posted by Traveller999
Finally I did use QCredits and missed the Krug by one week ;-)
They allowed you to use q credits at BKK? did you enjoy the F experience?
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Old Mar 13, 2025 | 1:04 pm
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OTP to DPS 2,000 EUR and 2,300 EUR (4,300 for round trip) = 2 pax

Didn't take it yet. Is there a way to upgrade only one leg? OTP to DOH seems like a total waste of money
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