Qatar airways open to codeshare discussions with american. How to book qatar awards with american airline aadvantage. Qmiles plus cash should you not have enough qmiles, this option allows you to combine qmiles and cash to get the flight award you want. Not only does qatar airways have incredible business and firstclass products, but its easy to book qatar airways with american miles. Qatar airways is a member of the oneworld alliance. How to search and book qatar airways qsuite with miles.
American airlines and qatar airways have announced that they plan to renew their codeshare agreement. The number of miles you need to book will reflect the normal market price, so if the flight is on sale, youll need fewer miles. Despite the ongoing dispute between the big three airlines of gulf nations in the middle east and the u. Qmiles are the reward miles earned when you or your nominated family members travel on qatar airways, our select travel partners or use any of our partner services. Qatar privilege club qmiles of course, you can use qatar s own qmiles currency to book flights operated by qatar airways. And youd have to call american to actually book the flight it wasnt available online. If you prefer, you can also call american airlines at 8008828880 to book but aa will charge a fee for doing it over the phone. Increase your chance of getting an award seat on qatar airways during busy periods, in exchange for double qmiles, when you make an award booking online. Aa just made it easier to use your miles, adds 3 partners.
There are multiple frequent flyer programs you can book an award tickets with qatar airways. Qatars flights dont show up at, but rather at british airwayss site. As the airline prepares to start cooperating with the 11 member alliance, there are a number of steps and hurdles the airline must overcome before completely integrating into the alliance network. Protect your travel plans and get peace of mind with our travel insurance. If youre going to redeem your hard earned miles, you might as well fly qatar airways, the best airline in the world for 2017. Cities with great award availability on qatar qsuites in 2021 dallas dfw january 16, 23, 24, 25, 30. Of course, you can use qatars own qmiles currency to book flights operated by qatar airways. Short, fifthfreedom flights in southeast asia and south america are a good value at 5,0007,500 qmiles oneway in economy class. The easiest way to work it out is to use our flight calculator. Remember it is 70,000 miles but that is not just to doha but anywhere in that region. Most of the time when american airlines has milesaaver availability you can book the same award flight on using avios. Redeem aa miles for award master thd guys im getting horrible availability calling into american to book qatar reward flights. You can book qatar flights using miles on, which has a new website capability. Qatar airways, air tahiti nui and srilankan airlines.
Qatar airwaysoperated flights can be directly booked on the aa website. Enter your privilege club details when making a reservation. We now allow you to book online and return within a set time limit to complete payment and confirm your redemption booking. You can redeem aadvantage miles for travel with qatar airways. How to book qatar airways with american miles thrifty traveler. I am particularly looking at how many miles would be required for jnbdohajfk return, including taxes. Practically, flying qatar airways would be 40,000 miles each way in economy class or 75,000 miles each way in business class.
Book a flight with etihad guest miles etihad airways. American airlines says it has renewed a codeshare with qatar airways, two years after dropping the arrangement due to conflict over the subsidized carriers rapid. Qatars award chart has very few good value award redemptions and comes up short when compared with other oneworld members like american airlines and british airways, with a few exceptions. Qatar airways joins the oneworld alliance milevalue. Its been a week since the return trip, and the first three flights have posted to my aadvantage account, but not the last leg of. You can even use your miles to pay for taxes, charges and extras when you book at etihad. How do i use british airways avios to book american. This is great news for those with large american airlines. American airlines also partners with 11 additional carriers that you can redeem your aadvantage miles with. Update as of 102518 you can now book qatar airways flights online with american aadvantage miles. The amount you collect depends on which airline you fly, how far you fly, the cabin you fly in, the type of ticket you hold and your executive club tier. Even if a partner airline is the flight, you will earn miles based upon the. In the past, finding available american airlines award flights on.
One of my favorite ways to use british airways avios points is to book domestic award flights with american airlines because youre often able to book the same flight for fewer miles. Before you book, check the itinerary to make sure that the flight has an aa marketing code in front of the flight number. Great award availability book qatar qsuites for 4 people. How to fly qatar qsuites business class using miles. As announced on the oneworld site, qatar airways will join the oneworld alliance on october 30th. If youve got enough asia miles, you can search and book online as long as all of your flights are on qatar airways. How to book qatar airways flights with points and miles. Once you get an agent on the line, provide them with the dates, and flight numbers, and they will book it with your aadvantage miles. As you will find out below, the best ways to book qatar airways qsuites do not actually include using qatar airways miles. American airlines and british airways are both part of the oneworld alliance, which means they have access to each others award flight availability and you can book flights with each others miles or points. Currently checking jfkbom for nov and dec and they said they have 0 in. Another alternative, as mentioned, is searching for flights on the british airways website and then calling aadvantage at 8008828880 to book. The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date. Qatar airways flights are now bookable directly through american airlines, along with air tahiti nui and srilankan.
The qcalculator will help you calculate qmiles and qpoints you can earn on flights, as well as qmiles. Phone booking fees may apply if the flight you choose is visible on the american airlines website. Book openseats with etihad airways or any of our partner airlines. How to book qatar airways with american miles thrifty. Instead, the best ways are through airline partners. The ultimate guide to qatar airways privilege club. The best ways to book qatar airways qsuites with points and miles. Book award travel in premium economy using our new desktop award booking search. Hi all, i was wondering how find reward space on qatar flights and book them using aa miles. Some of the best redemption options are to use american. How to redeem american miles on qatar airways one mile at a. There are currently no travel embargo dates on qatar. To earn aadvantage miles when you fly on qatar airways marketed and operated flights as well as qatar airways codeshare flights operated by oneworld carriers and affiliates.
Cathay pacific, latam, japan airlines, qatar airways, and qantas. But like some of the best partnerships out there, it hasnt been so simple to actually book qatar airways flights with american miles. American aadvantage cheat sheet for using miles comparecards. Once youve found qatar airways award availability, via british airways, all you need to do is call american airlines at 8008828880 to book. After aa shutdowns, use partners to book american airlines. Qatar airways is a member of the oneworld airline alliance, which means that you can use your miles collected with one of the oneworld carriers frequent flyer programs to book free award seats on qatar airways although youll still have to pay some taxes, fees and carrier charges.
These qmiles can be used for redemptions and are valid for a period of 3 years and will expire. This is huge news because qatar has an excellent route network from the us to the middle east, indian subcontinent, and maldives. Is there another program that has better availability. Qatar airways awards are now searchable and bookable at and bookable by calling american airlines. While the aadvantage program catches a continuous and mostly welldeserved flogging from the miles and points community due to lack of award seats on many routes, aadvantage miles still hold exceptional value for partner awards. Our partnership with qatar airways information british. The airlines say that this is the first step to building a strategic partnership that will increase commercial cooperation. On most flights marketed by partner airlines, you earn award miles based on. Why the value of your aa miles just increased live and. Once you get an agent on the line, feed them the flights and they will book it with your aadvantage miles. How to book an american airlines flight with miles. Flying etihad airways would run 70,000 miles each way in economy class 40,000 to abu dhabi and 30,000 africa or 125,000 miles in business class 70,000 to abu dhabi and 55,000 to africa. Then, call the aa reservations line to book your trip.
Its partner award chart offers fantastic value in both coach and premium cabin travels, particularly when used with topnotch partners like cathay pacific, etihad airways and qatar. How to use american aadvantage miles for qatar airways flights. Privilege club does not allow firstclass award redemptions between london and doha. So, here are the cities you should check for award availability for 4 people on qatar qsuites from the us. Qatar award space now bookable with british airways avios. For american airlines aadvantage, call 8008828880 or your elite status number, if applicable. Book your car rental with us and earn 3 qmiles for every 1 usd spent. On wednesday night, aa added the ability to book three more aadvantage partner awards through. Oneworld partners are eligible to book qatar airways flights, so long as qatar airways releases award availability to these partners.
You can now book qatar airways flights online with aa miles. Buy an eligible published fare ticket in an eligible booking code. How do you redeem american aadvantage miles for travel in qatar airways. Using american aadvantage miles on flights to and from india. How to use american aadvantage miles for qatar airways. With these additions, there are now 12 partners that can be booked through and. Redeem aa miles for award master thd ive flown on a qr ticket with my aadvantage number, 2 legs per each outbound and inbound. Qatar airways open to codeshare discussions with american airlines. The details of each airlines policies are set out below.
Collecting avios and tier points on flights british airways. If you have american aadvantage miles, the program allows oneway redemptions and though fees and. Once youve found qatar airways award availability, simply book it online. Weve outlined the information you need to find award space and book a qatar flight with american aadvantage miles. I value aadvantage miles at around an average of 1. Earn aadvantage miles on qatar airways travel codex. The easiest way to search for american airlines aadvantage award flights is by visiting or by using their mobile app. Move to the next cabin on american, british airways and iberia flights.