Qatar Airways

Had a pretty stressful experience with Qatar rerouting me onto another airline. What they don’t really make clear is that you’re basically standby. The partner airline boards their own passengers first, and only lets you on if there are seats left. I almost didn’t make it and...

We flew Berlin to Auckland with Qatar at the end of Feb, everything was fine at first. Then our return flights started getting cancelled again and again, usually about a day before departure. Spent two weeks trying everything. Calls, chat, social media, even family calling from...

I recently posted about my cancelled Kathmandu to London flight and wanted to share what happened next. The first replacement leg from Kathmandu to Bangkok on Thai Airways went fine. I had about a 3.5 hour layover before my next flight from Bangkok to Istanbul with Turkish...

Just wanted to share something that helped in case anyone else is dealing with Qatar cancellations right now. My original flight was supposed to be LAX to Karachi, and when it got canceled the agents kept trying to rebook me onto later Qatar Airways flights. The problem is there...

I’m honestly still trying to wrap my head around this. I paid $7,744 for a roundtrip ticket. Due to everything going sideways on the way home, I had to cancel my return flight. When I contacted Qatar Airways about the refund, they told me I’d only get about $2,000 back for the...

Saw a story from someone who got stuck in Sri Lanka during the recent Middle East disruptions and shared how Qatar Airways handled their case. Their original itinerary was Colombo → Doha → Helsinki. When the conflict started affecting flights, they contacted Qatar six days...

I booked a BA Holidays package to Abu Dhabi for late April, but the flights are actually operated by Qatar Airways via Doha. Since the regional conflict started, I’ve been waiting for BA to extend their disruption policy so I could cancel and get a refund. BA has now cancelled...

Saw an interesting case of someone successfully getting rerouted after a Qatar Airways cancellation. Their flight from Amsterdam to Doha got cancelled because of the Doha suspension, and they still needed to get to Jakarta. Instead of accepting a refund, they went straight to...

Have a Qatar Airways flight with a transit in Doha coming up, and trying to decide if it still feels like a good idea given the current situation in the region. The trip isn’t until April 3, but there’s some uncertainty about how things might develop. An alternative route is...

Had a multi city business class ticket via Doha. Flew JFK to DOH to BLR in February with no problems. Return was supposed to be COK to DOH to JFK on March 18, but things got messy when Qatar Airways operations stopped. The flight still showed as scheduled in the system even...

Had a Madrid to Delhi trip booked for March 14 with a connection in Doha. The first leg was Iberia (codeshare) and the second leg was Qatar Airways. With all the current airspace issues in the Middle East, the Madrid–Doha flights started getting cancelled and mine was eventually...

Got a trip booked to Thailand on March 22 with a connection through Doha. With everything going on in the region right now, starting to wonder what the best move is. Part of me thinks it might be smarter to wait and see if the airline cancels the flight, since that would likely...

Just saw someone share an interesting tip about the current Qatar Airways cancellations. Apparently they quietly published updated passenger guidelines for flights originally scheduled between Feb 28 and Mar 15. The key part is that if your flight gets cancelled, you can now ask...

Just saw someone share an interesting tip about the current Qatar Airways cancellations. Apparently they quietly published updated passenger guidelines for flights originally scheduled between Feb 28 and Mar 15. The key part is that if your flight gets cancelled, you can now ask...

My flight is coming up soon and it’s currently outside the refund window. The trip is just a family visit that’s been planned for a long time, nothing urgent. After looking into the situation over the past few days, the main concern is that even if the outbound flight operates,...

Saw someone in a stressful situation right now while trying to get home from Sri Lanka. They were supposed to fly Colombo to Doha with Qatar Airways and then Doha to Helsinki with Finnair. Both flights got cancelled, and Qatar offered the usual options: rebook within 14 days or...

Saw this story from someone flying Qatar Airways out of Nairobi and it’s actually a good reminder. Their Nairobi to Doha flight got cancelled and at first everything looked like a mess. Phones not working, chat useless, alternate flights insanely expensive. Instead of panic...

Qatar cancelled the outbound leg of my return trip due to the conflict. I had to overnight at Heathrow and fly the next day. Am I right in thinking I’m owed a full refund for the cancelled outbound leg plus reasonable expenses from the delay? The bigger issue: they told me to...

Just got off the phone with Qatar. They said the airspace is closed until March 6. My dad was supposed to fly March 4 from Toronto to Doha. Cancelled. They automatically moved him to March 16 and said they’re not offering rebooking on other airlines. I get that no one can...

Had my March 1 business class flight to Asia cancelled. Rebooked for March 4. That got cancelled too. Spent two days constantly opening live chats. I’m Gold so I get agents fast, but three of them kept saying there were no options. I could literally see seats available. They...

My Qatar flight for tomorrow got cancelled. When I contacted live chat, the only option they gave me was to rebook 5 days later. That doesn’t really work for me. I’d much rather be rerouted on a different airline or even a different route to get there sooner. When I asked about...

My Frankfurt to Jakarta flight on March 1 at 15:10 was cancelled because of the Qatar airspace closure. I got an email on Feb 28 saying flights were paused. Then just after midnight on March 1, another email said I was eligible for a full refund or free rebooking. Right before...

Saw this posted by someone flying BLR to SFO tomorrow. They called QR and were told that not all Doha flights are canceled, and if your flight shows “scheduled” then it’s still intended to depart. Phone wait was about 35 minutes. Support basically said keep watching X and the...

10pm to 3:45am is that awkward window where you’re tired but not really sleeping properly anyway. Personally, I’d only pay for the lounge if you actually plan to eat, shower, and sit somewhere quiet for a few hours. If you just want to knock out, a sleeping pod might make more...