New rebooking policy - 5,000 mile flight radius

[MEL_Traveller]

i still don’t get it... your original ticket was CMB -DOH - MCT.

let’s say you got the 5000 mile rebooking, that could take you to either LHR or HKG.

How do you get both? Or does the 5000 miles apply each way? To the outbound and return?

 

[Isochronous]

i still don’t get it... your original ticket was CMB -DOH - MCT.

let’s say you got the 5000 mile rebooking, that could take you to either LHR or HKG.

How do you get both? Or does the 5000 miles apply each way? To the outbound and return?

Yes because the original destination was MCT and LHR is within 5000 miles. Then on the return, the terminus was CMB and HKG is within 5000 miles of CMB.

 

[Happy Dude]

i still don’t get it... your original ticket was CMB -DOH - MCT.

let’s say you got the 5000 mile rebooking, that could take you to either LHR or HKG.

How do you get both? Or does the 5000 miles apply each way? To the outbound and return?

@Isochronous' original fare was a return to CMB (ie CMB-DOH-MCT-DOH-CMB). I think you think he had only a one way.

So under the 5000 mile rule, MCT became LHR and the return to CMB became HKG.

 

[nightelves]

@Isochronous' original fare was a return to CMB (ie CMB-DOH-MCT-DOH-CMB). I think you think he had only a one way.

So under the 5000 mile rule, MCT became LHR and the return to CMB became HKG.

From what I read on other forum I didn’t think it was possible to change the return leg to another destination that’s not the origin. That’s definitely thinking outside the box. Because then you could have booked HAN-PNH-HAN and changed it to HAN-DOH-LHR-DOH-SYD

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I think you think he had only a one way.

Not at all. I had thought the rebooking policy allowed a change to the destination of 5000 miles. So the CMB-MCT fare would, under the 5000 mile rule, become either CMB-LHR or CMB-HKG. Not both.

 

[Happy Dude]

Yes changing the final destination from the origin certainly makes it interesting.

 

[Isochronous]

From what I read on other forum I didn’t think it was possible to change the return leg to another destination that’s not the origin. That’s definitely thinking outside the box. Because then you could have booked HAN-PNH-HAN and changed it to HAN-DOH-LHR-DOH-SYD

LHR is more than 5000 miles from PNH though

 

[StevoQFtraveller]

So, I have a flight booked MNL-DOH-FCO rtn, which in the current conditions I will never be able to use. With the 5000 mile rule, that would mean I could technically change the flights to PER-DOH-LHR rtn, as PER is less than 5000 miles from MNL and LHR less than 5000 miles from FCO, without additional charges. Is this correct?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So, I have a flight booked MNL-DOH-FCO rtn, which in the current conditions I will never be able to use. With the 5000 mile rule, that would mean I could technically change the flights to PER-DOH-LHR rtn, as PER is less than 5000 miles from MNL and LHR less than 5000 miles from FCO, without additional charges. Is this correct?

As far as I understand you cannot change the country of departure. You can do MNL-LHR return instead of MNL-FCO.

Now, going by Isochronous' post above, you could get lucky and change MNL on the return to PER - so that would give you a MNL-LHR-PER ticket. But I haven't seen Isochronous' success mentioned anywhere else. But worth a try!

 

[StevoQFtraveller]

Thanks MEL_Traveller. I'll give it a try!

 

[StevoQFtraveller]

Unlimited changes
You can change your travel date or destination free of charge, as often as you need, for travel until 31 December 2020. You can change your origin to another city within the same country or any other destination we fly to within a 5,000 mile radius of your original destination.
Call any of our offices or contact centres to rebook.

This statement on the Qatar website is very liberal, pretty much allows you to do anything in terms of origin and destination. I'll call and see whether is it is good as it says.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Unlimited changes
You can change your travel date or destination free of charge, as often as you need, for travel until 31 December 2020. You can change your origin to another city within the same country or any other destination we fly to within a 5,000 mile radius of your original destination.
Call any of our offices or contact centres to rebook.

This statement on the Qatar website is very liberal, pretty much allows you to do anything in terms of origin and destination. I'll call and see whether is it is good as it says.

I don't read it as liberally. It is ambiguous though. I don't believe it is intended that you can change your origin to anywhere within 5000 miles.but clearly one other person has had success in doing that. Most reports have only been successful in changing to the same country, for example people were flying out of new York, but have changed that to leave from LAX.

interested to see how you go!

 

[hb13]

Hey all,

Is this policy available for one-way fares by any chance?

Cheers

 

[Danger]

Yes, it is.

 

[mitch_scott]

Is the Qmile and Qpoint earn rate based on the original booking or the new booking?

 

[StevoQFtraveller]

Well, my first attempt at speaking with Qatar customer service to attempt a route change has not been too successful. The not-so customer service oriented individual informed me that this offer is no longer valid and should not be on their website. Any attempt at a change would result in an additional USD2400 cost. I will need to contact again and hopefully speak with someone who understands customer service and what offers are actually being offered by Qatar.

 

[hb13]

So it seems like this policy is fairly useless when it comes to the extra 5000 miles for the destination - particularly if you are traveling from Europe to Australia. The new rules state that "New flights must be booked in the same booking class ".

As an example, I have looked at fares from CDG and ARN to BKK, HKG and SIN, and I would like to fly to Sydney or Melbourne. I can find really decent prices for Saver Business Class tickets, however when I do a search from CDG and ARN to Sydney and Melbourne as an example, around the same dates, I can only see Value and Flexi fares - no saver fares.

Am I missing something?

 

[nightelves]

So it seems like this policy is fairly useless when it comes to the extra 5000 miles for the destination - particularly if you are traveling from Europe to Australia. The new rules state that "New flights must be booked in the same booking class ".

As an example, I have looked at fares from CDG and ARN to BKK, HKG and SIN, and I would like to fly to Sydney or Melbourne. I can find really decent prices for Saver Business Class tickets, however when I do a search from CDG and ARN to Sydney and Melbourne as an example, around the same dates, I can only see Value and Flexi fares - no saver fares.

Am I missing something?

Yes you’ve missed the boat

 

[Deskorpio]

I almost booked a flight from CGK to LHR in Dec 2020, but I couldnt help thinking what if Australia still bans overseas travel by then? Or if we are not allowed to enter CGK? I won’t be able to get to CGK in the first place.

From all the options provided by QR, i’d like to know what will be other people’s choice in such situation?

cheers!

 

[hb13]

Yes you’ve missed the boat

Booked a saver fare CDG-HKG and switched it to fly to SYD with no changes in price - fairly easy process.