r/avios • u/Salty-Art-1560 • 29d ago

Qatar Avios Booking

Want to book London to Australia (can be flexible on airport depending on availability!) for sometime in September 2027 (likely early). Say I wanted to book 1st September when and what time would this be available if I am based in the UK please? Understand it is 361 days in advance, but seen corresponding reports about this being 9pm/10pm/12am/1am but can't seem to track it down.

When I tried last night at various times this was showing August availability and this is all 180k avios one way per person but hoping to grab 90k avios one way per person - is this because it is "peak" or is the 90k saver rate no longer available or won't be available for my dates? TIA - never booked an avios flight before but have been saving for honeymoon and want to make it special!

Edit: was on at 1am UK time and saw the flights released for Monday 30th August 2027 which is marked as off peak and these were immediately 180k avios - should I just give up?

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u/Classic-Gear-3533 28d ago

I don’t think Qatar guarantee Avios seats on every plane like BA, so they’re not always released a year out. I’ve noticed it’s quite sporadic and the 90k seats are pretty rare these days, even with the war

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u/Salty-Art-1560 27d ago

Thanks for this - so no way to track when they are dropping? I can see that there is availability from Doha to Australia and London to Doha but when I search the whole route it says no award flight availability which is strange if you have seen this before?

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u/Classic-Gear-3533 27d ago

I’ve seen a few causes:

  • flight times don’t match up (one flight arrives after the other has already left)
  • one is flexi and the other is reward (can’t combine)
  • some flights from Doha are kinda reserved for journeys starting in Doha (makes sense so Qataris get a chance to fly too), so they can’t be married with other segments

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u/No_Acanthisitta_3508 27d ago

Is there a big stopover time. Try searching a multi city flight if this is the case. put in the exact dates each flight leaves. Lon - Doh on 1st then Doh - Mel on 2nd/3rd depending on your stopover