One of my favorite uses of American AAdvantage miles is for travel in first class on the Middle Eastern carriers, including Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. They have among the most over the top first class products out there, at least on their newer planes. The only downside is that the Middle Eastern carriers only…
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Hey Ben,
Love your blog! Any chance you'll do trip reports for more destinations beyond Mid East, Asia, Europe? Would love to see some reviews for hotels and airlines In Africa
QR F's are sometimes deceptive. For example, all DOH-CAI service has F and Y. However, the F service is essentially C service. The seats are six across in the 777. Etc. The only thing that resembles "real" F is the F luggage tag and access to the F lounge in DOH. There is no F lounge in CAI, as I recall.
Ben, I'm a big fan of your blog, and I'd like to believe that this is a totally innocent oversight, but I can't help but notice that I'm the only one to have asked (and answered myself) this question in your "Ask Lucky" forum. While this certainly isn't the most difficult to obtain information, and one could easily have had this question and found the answer independently, I would have assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that you would have at least searched in your own forum as well and acknowledged that a reader had both had this question and found the answer as well.
@Jack, When I flew QR F from CAI-DOH in the 2-cabin plane, they served Krug on the route. No, it isn't longhaul first class but the drinks definitely were for a short flight!
Etihad and Qatar will most likely offer more First Class services to African routes if there is a market for it (and.... I doubt we're their target market!) willing to pay for those services. 😉
How can you be so supportive of the ME3 when the governments that own them imprison and kill homosexuals?
QR flies F DOH-CMN? Since when? I can't find it in their schedule through July 1. Looks like a 2-class 787.
I've looking to fly in Africa with aa miles, for example nbo-cmn, would aa allow this? Nbo-doh-cmn. Any pointers on this kind of redemption, I've used United miles before and it's quite easy, however it seems a bit complicated with aa routing rules. Thanks!