Award ticket in QSuites, the world's best business class cabin, is now cheaper
On Tuesday we reported on the revolution in Qatar: goodbye Qmiles and welcome Avios. Now, thanks to the adoption of the same points [...]
On Tuesday we reported on the revolution in the Qatari house: goodbye Qmiles and hello Avios. Now, with the adoption of points from the same program as British Airways and Iberia, it becomes enormously easier to book an award ticket in QSuites, viz. One of the best business class cabins in the world.
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In fact, thanks to this change, it will be possible to book award seats through British Airways or Qatar at the same price, but taking advantage of the points accumulated with both airlines.
The real news is., simultaneously with this change, BA award tickets actually matched the cost of award tickets booked through the Qatar website, thus becoming significantly cheaper in terms of both points and fees charged at the time of booking.
A business class ticket from Milan to Doha costs 86 thousand Avios points, plus just over 190€ in taxes. And it is indifferent whether you book through either portal.
Or it is possible with only 45 thousand Avios points (+€166.39 tax) to fly economy to Australia. A really interesting figure considering also the conversion rate from MR points to Avios and especially due to the fact that it is very easy to accumulate lots of Avios points even without flying too much with British Airways or Iberia.
In conclusion
The expected revolution was that of Qatar points, no one expected that at the same time BA would cut the cost of booking award tickets in this way. With a 2022 off to the worst possible start with devaluations and increases in fuel surcharges, this news is destined to transform, probably, Avios points in the best currency on the European market and beyond.
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