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It’s Back: Mileage Awards For World’s Best Business Class Are Wide Open
Qatar has one of the best business class product in the world in its ‘QSuites’ that offer doors and movable partitions that allow two and even four passengers to travel together in their own space. Their QSuite is a fantastic hard product, and service and food in the air are outstanding.
A month ago award space opened wide up. It went away, but on a handful of routes it is back in a big way as first noticed by @findflightsforme.
Specifically you’ll find at least 2 business class award seats most of May, June, and then August through end of schedule in November (for American, Alaska) or December (Avios programs) on the New York JFK and Washington Dulles to Doha routes as well as Montreal – Doha and some space from Dallas – Fort Worth as well. You can use this for travel from the U.S. to Doha and onward to the Mideast, India, the Maldives and even to Africa.
Qatar Airways has long made award space available in waves, usually booked far in advance. With the launch of Avios as their currency, they committed to release business class awards when opening their schedules. That entrenches the habit of making space available as soon as the booking window opens, for travel nearly a year out. In practice they seem to open space in waves, rather than when each flight loads, so it’s important to be on the lookout for events like this.
Credit: Qatar Airways
I’d suggest, for what it’s worth, spending a little bit of time in Doha if you haven’t ever been – just enough for a visit to the Museum of Islamic Art.
Even though Qatar Airways publishes space 355 days out, American and Alaska will only give you access to travel 331 days out. That means right now you are limited to award bookings through the beginning of November 2024 if you’re using AAdvantage (or Alaska) miles.
Credit: Qatar Airways
However you can book seats farther out using British Airways Avios (bookable on their website!) or Qatar Airways Avios. British Airways is a transfer partner of Chase, American Express, Capital One and Bilt while Qatar is a transfer partner of Amex and Citi.
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