Except there is no flight back to DOH to take the DOH-EUR leg? Just really interested in this as it affects me on my trips to DXB.
@quantumise
looks good to me
Sounds about as good as you can plan it - good luck and let us know how it goes incl
- transit in DOH, AY BP provision etc
- dealing with QR regarding the no show (I think non same-day connection helps you here).
- dealing with the AY refund
- and dealing with the next QR booking (whenever that may be)……
I think the return ticket to DOH is a waste of money.
Plans change. Airlines get that. As long as you’re not making a habit of it, there should be no implications for your FF status.
I don’t see any issues with immigration… they will have cleared you to arrive in DOH (cause that’s where flight 1 is going), but plenty of people connect on separate tickets, so no biggie if you don’t enter.
Greetings from the Nordics. Just a follow up report.
In the end I indeed booked a refundable ticket from Scandinavia back to DOH through Finnair, as proof of a logical travel plan.
ADDIT: First, to clarify my intentions of this convoluted plan:
- I have many QFF points to use but it is near impossible to use them to get Qsuite award seats any longer. So I got an award flight with AY in their new J seat for my second leg of the journey to Europe.
- The cost of a single direct flight to Doha is much higher (nearly $1000) than if one were to buy a multi city ticket to Europe. It does not matter if the flight to Europe is the same day or not (in my case it was weeks later), as long as the final destination is Europe.
1. Managed to check in online and obtain a mobile boarding pass for both QR and AY flights.
2. Flight to DOH straight forward. Was asked at the local departure in Australia how long I would be in Qatar for and I said only a day as I would fly to Europe same day. Presumably they could see the second flight a week later on the same booking. No further questions asked. My QFF number was not linked to flight.
3. Landed in DOH. As I already had my boarding pass, there was no need to exit through immigration, and I remained airside the whole time. During the initial security check (when you enter the transit area), I scanned the BP of the first QR flight. Then was able to use the AY mobile boarding pass to access the amazing new Al Mourjan garden lounge.
4. At departure gate in DOH, provided my AY mobile boarding pass. Was asked when I was planning on returning, and I showed them the refundable AY ticket on my phone. No further questions asked.
5. New AY business seat is very interesting and spacious in sitting position. It is like being on a sofa/lounge chair at home. Lying flat it is very long as well.
6. Mid flight, using the free Finnair Wi-Fi, I canceled the refundable ticket back to DOH.
7. Received confirmation of refund, and money back to card.
8. As I didn’t initially divulge my QFF number, I’ve now made a claim for status credits on the initial Aus-DOH flight. Doing this prior to the next leg on the ticket which is the throwaway hidden-city QR DOH-Europe I will be eventually canceling. Will see what happens. I doubt significant ramifications for QFF for a one off event (and given not the best relations between QR and QF).
