Qatar avios upgrade
Jul 3, 2022, 10:41 am
#1
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Qatar avios upgrade
A new job in Oz means that my family and I will be travelling 1 way to Brisbane from London (probably Heathrow) in September. No flights booked yet but the new company will book an economy flexible ticket.
We're keen to go Qatar as they are fantastic from previous experience.
Looking at upgrade options using avios and, while there is some info on their website it seems too good to be true.
The quoted avios fee for upgrading is 59000 avios from a fully flex eco ticket to a biz class ticket. Seems a no-brainer, if true.
Does anyone have experience of this sort of upgrade and, is the quoted figure accurate... is the a cash element to pay too? I'm cynical from being a long time BA customer!!!
We're keen to go Qatar as they are fantastic from previous experience.
Looking at upgrade options using avios and, while there is some info on their website it seems too good to be true.
The quoted avios fee for upgrading is 59000 avios from a fully flex eco ticket to a biz class ticket. Seems a no-brainer, if true.
Does anyone have experience of this sort of upgrade and, is the quoted figure accurate... is the a cash element to pay too? I'm cynical from being a long time BA customer!!!
Jul 3, 2022, 11:47 am
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Jul 3, 2022, 2:55 pm
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A new job in Oz means that my family and I will be travelling 1 way to Brisbane from London (probably Heathrow) in September. No flights booked yet but the new company will book an economy flexible ticket.
We're keen to go Qatar as they are fantastic from previous experience.
Looking at upgrade options using avios and, while there is some info on their website it seems too good to be true.
The quoted avios fee for upgrading is 59000 avios from a fully flex eco ticket to a biz class ticket. Seems a no-brainer, if true.
Does anyone have experience of this sort of upgrade and, is the quoted figure accurate... is the a cash element to pay too? I'm cynical from being a long time BA customer!!!
We're keen to go Qatar as they are fantastic from previous experience.
Looking at upgrade options using avios and, while there is some info on their website it seems too good to be true.
The quoted avios fee for upgrading is 59000 avios from a fully flex eco ticket to a biz class ticket. Seems a no-brainer, if true.
Does anyone have experience of this sort of upgrade and, is the quoted figure accurate... is the a cash element to pay too? I'm cynical from being a long time BA customer!!!
Will it be on Qatar QR? The economy flexible ticket may be at a good discount to retail price, if the company has a corporate travel deal.
Jul 3, 2022, 6:01 pm
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Look for award availability in biz; if award seats are available then you can also UG.
Award availability in J to/from Australia has been sparse (pretty much non-existent) lately.
Award availability in J to/from Australia has been sparse (pretty much non-existent) lately.
Jul 3, 2022, 6:40 pm
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They say the most direct route... so LHR-DOH-BNE likely but we can book and claim back if we prefer something else. They would book through a corporate code, they have extensive travel, globally, for the business so likely a good deal.
Jul 3, 2022, 8:03 pm
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Which could also be LHR-DXB-BNE, LHR-(SIN)-SYD-BNE, LHR-PER-BNE and other options
Distance does not vary that much-->A map from Great Circle Mapper
Picking a UK origin other than LHR may help (LGW, STN, MAN etc). And look for BNE SYD MEL ADL, even PER
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Jul 4, 2022, 2:25 pm
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Getting multiple award/upgrade seats will be a very hard ask.
Which could also be LHR-DXB-BNE, LHR-(SIN)-SYD-BNE, LHR-PER-BNE and other options
Distance does not vary that much-->A map from Great Circle Mapper
Picking a UK origin other than LHR may help (LGW, STN, MAN etc). And look for BNE SYD MEL ADL, even PER
Which could also be LHR-DXB-BNE, LHR-(SIN)-SYD-BNE, LHR-PER-BNE and other options
Distance does not vary that much-->A map from Great Circle Mapper
Picking a UK origin other than LHR may help (LGW, STN, MAN etc). And look for BNE SYD MEL ADL, even PER
Do you know of a more time efficient way of checking availability other than trawling through each date for each destination?
I use rewardflightfinder for ba companion tickets, is there anything similar for Qatar upgrades?