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How to Use Your Miles for Qatar’s New QSuite Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017 13 Comments

Qatar Airways unveiled its next generation business class product today, dubbed QSuite. It is set to premiere on 777-300ER flights between Doha and London this June, but will expand to all 777s and A350s. Here’s your guide to using miles to secure business class on the new aircraft.


Qatar Airways Award Space Info

One of the best things about booking award travel on Qatar Airways is that by starting early and having some flexibility you can often get enough awards seats for the entire family in business class. That’s a great way to take advantage of the new QSuite family table set up.

Qatar Airways QSuite 03

Generally, last-minute award space does NOT appear on Qatar. Sometimes it does–it just happened for a client traveling from Miami to Doha–but I do not see this often. Thus, you want to book early if possible.

Some routes are better for award space than others. The London to Doha route is notoriously bad to score business or first class award space. Routes to other cities in Europe are much easier. Space to the USA is not bad, with Philadelphia, Houston, and Miami a great source.

How to Search for Qatar Airways Award Space

 

Qatar Award Space 01
No red number? That means there are at least 9 award seats available.

Qatar Award Space 02

All space you find on the British Airways’ website should be bookable with your oneworld miles, no matter the partner.

QSuites will appear on A350s and 777s, with retrofit slated for completion by the end of 2018.

Qatar Airways A350 Routes

  • Qatar
  • Frankfurt
  • Munich
  • Singapore
  • Philadelphia
  • Boston
  • New York JFK
  • Adelaide
  • Dubai
  • Riyadh
  • London Heathrow

In the coming months, we will see A350 service added to the following cities:

  • Dammam (eff. 26 March 2017)
  • Zurich (eff. 01 April 2017)
  • Amman (eff. 03 April 2017)
  • Madrid (eff. 15 April 2017)
  • Geneva (eff. 01 May 2017)
  • Male (eff. 01 June 2017)
  • Brussels (eff. 16 June 2017)
  • Tokyo Haneda (eff. 01 July 2017)
  • Barcelona (eff. 01 Sept 2017)

Source

Qatar Airways 777-300 (77W) Routes

  • Amman
  • Amsterdam
  • Atlanta
  • Bahrain
  • Bangalore
  • Bangkok/Hanoi
  • Beijing
  • Beirut
  • Berlin
  • Buenos Aires/Sao Paulo
  • Cairo
  • Cape Town
  • Chicago
  • Colombo
  • Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Damman
  • Denpasar
  • Dubai
  • Houston
  • Islamabad
  • Jeddah
  • Johannesburg
  • Karachi
  • Kochi
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuwait
  • Lahore
  • London Heathrow
  • Manila
  • Melbourne
  • Miami
  • Montreal
  • Mumbai
  • Munich
  • Muscat
  • New York JFK
  • Paris CDG
  • Perth
  • Phuket
  • Riyadh
  • Seoul ICN
  • Shanghai PVG
  • Tehran
  • Washington

Source

Qatar Airways 777-200 (77L) Routes

  • Addis Ababa
  • Amman
  • Atlanta
  • Auckland
  • Bahrain
  • Bangalore
  • Beirut
  • Dammam
  • Dubai
  • Islamabad
  • Istanbul
  • Jeddah
  • Karachi
  • Kochi
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuwait City
  • Lahore
  • London Heathrow
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • Muscat
  • Riyadh
  • Tehran
  • Tokyo Narita

Source

The Point: Lots of Options

The point is that if the retrofit goes according to schedule, by the end of 2018 there will be a wide swath of routes that features the new QSuite business class.

Qatar Airways QSuite 01

Qatar Airways QSuite 02

Qatar Airways QSuite 04

Best Loyalty Programs for Qatar Airways Redemptions

Not all oneworld programs are created equally. Some offer far better redemption options on Qatar than others.

1. American Airlines

American Airlines’ award chart is region based and particularly structured for routing on Qatar Airways. Although AA’s general rule is that you cannot transit a third region on a single award, it makes an exception for Qatar in a couple circumstances. For example, if you are traveling to Africa you can route from the USA to Africa via Doha and will be only be charged the North America to Africa price (75K one-way in business). If you try to do the same thing on AA’s Etihad partner, you will be charged for two awards (70K from the USA to the Middle East, 55K from the Middle East to Africa).

2. British Airways 

British Airways charges on a per-segment basis and passes along high fuel surcharges on Qatar bookings. Best to avoid this program except in limited circumstances like shorthaul routes in business class to the Indian Subcontinent or Northern Africa. I mention it because it is so easy to book online.

3. Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines has a distance-based award chart meaning that you can score some incredible deals if your trip is toward the upper end of the zone. For example, New York to Doha is 13,409 miles round-trip. JAL charges 85,000 miles for trips between 12,001 and 14,000 miles in business class. 85K r/t to Doha is cheaper than British Airways charges for one-way!

What about Qatar’s own program? Qatar Privileges Club should be avoided. Just trust me on that.

CONCLUSION

Routes all over the world will feature the new QSuite business class. Although it is too early to book, you can start planning now how you might be able to use your miles to book Qatar’s fabulous new business class product.

> Read More: 3 Reasons I Love Qatar Airways’ New QSuite Business Class

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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13 Comments

  1. Jeff Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    Pretty sure the LAX-DOH flight is a 777-200 unless they’ve swapped aircraft recently.

    • Matthew Reply
      March 8, 2017 at 12:31 pm

      That seems to be the case, though I was going off the linked list.

  2. ABC Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 12:34 pm

    Is it possible to book JFK->AKL with any of the award programs?

    • Matthew Reply
      March 8, 2017 at 12:36 pm

      You can with all programs, but the cost will vary widely. AA will charge two awards on Qatar, BA will charge something like 300K one-way in business. JAL is going to be your bet. Stock up on Starwood points.

  3. Ben O. Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    I saw a a350 planned for mid April CAI-doh

    Any idea if they just messed up in the system or if it’s legit schedule? I know the new seats won’t be in yet but the old ones on the a350 are still one of the better on QR

  4. gregorio Reply
    March 10, 2017 at 7:49 am

    Matthew,

    What is so bad about Privilege Club? I’ve never credited there before. Is it hard to work with? Fuel surcharges? What?

    I’m flying Sunday CAI-DOH-PVG return and am lined up for 4x miles (business). Or I could credit to another OW partner at 100% or 125%. Thanks.

    • Matthew Reply
      March 10, 2017 at 10:45 am

      One of the most inept call centers in the world. Very, very difficult to redeem miles. High fuel surcharges and unattractive prices as well.

  5. Carl Stone Reply
    March 15, 2017 at 4:33 am

    It seems as though Qatar has drastically reduced business class award availabity. I have been looking for ORD to CPT via DOHA with virtually no business class seats using BA’s search. Last year on this route there were 4 business class seats available per flight for virtually every day. Do you know why?

    • Matthew Reply
      March 15, 2017 at 4:40 am

      How far out are you searching?

  6. Carl Stone Reply
    March 15, 2017 at 8:54 am

    I’ve searched through many months just to see what availability in general was like. Only a few seats in total.

  7. Carl Stone Reply
    March 15, 2017 at 9:07 am

    I have also checked each day as far out as you can and watched as each days seats are made available …..and no business class availability.

  8. Vivian Reply
    September 15, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    Is there any good way to book NYC to Singapore/Tokyo via award points on Qatar?

    • Matthew Reply
      September 15, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      There are many options, but it is not cheap. JAL likely best (via Starwood).

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