Qr bkk - lax j usd$1500 rt

[oh_lol]

Hi all,
Came across this fare on FT and thought I'd share this great deal here.

https://goo.gl/flights/VVwg

Looks like this is available for flights well into next year.
BKK-DOH leg are on either a 777 or A380.
DOH-LAX leg are only on a 777.

Looks like the 777 is preferred for comfort, albeit an older product, which works well for that 16h leg!

 

[trooper]

Wish I could make this work for me... lol... but the fare is gone by my July trip..... and I got a <$4000 rtn on NZ for the Feb trip... which I need for status retention.... Bugger!:mrgreen:

 

[bismarck]

Very sharp pricing. Now to convince SWMBO we need a visit to the US.

 

[andye]

520 QF Scs too

 

[travelislife]

Wow that is a long way around! Though I do agree that the QR 777 in business class is a very comfortable ride after we did the long haul EZE-GRU-DOH-PER at the start of the year.

 

[oh_lol]

520 QF Scs too

Would you or anyone else recommend who to credit the flight to? Looks like Qatar/QMiles isn't really worth much unless strictly flying with them.

 

[andye]

Would you or anyone else recommend who to credit the flight to? Looks like Qatar/QMiles isn't really worth much unless strictly flying with them.

QF is good as its a big chunk toward status. Consider BA if can get 4 BA flights. Consider AA if doing enough flying to get status with them or not bothered about status at all

 

[trippin_the_rift]

...or not bothered about status at all

This^

Status is largely irrelevant if you're in biz class. More and more airlines moving to a data-driven approach.

 

[kreuky]

was about to book...but dead

 

[andye]

Too late now but relevant to crediting QR flights, assuming R fare-class on QR:

On AA: 19978 miles (potential sweet spot redemption 50% MEL-NRT in J) , 60% to One World Sapphire
On BA: 24922 Avios ( 130% MEL-PER in J), 100% to OWS (+4 BA flights)
On QF: 27300 points (10% RTW in J), 74% to OWS