Qatar Airways launches September Avios

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has launched its second batch of monthly Avios discount deals for September. The offers provide a 25% discount on Avios redemptions for flights booked by September 14 and completed by October 31.

The 25% Avios discount applies to flights where the passenger is either arriving into or departing from one of a list of specified cities. This means travelers can effectively get a discount on a flight to any Qatar Airways destination, as long as their itinerary begins or ends in one of the eligible locations. For example, the source notes that a passenger could fly from Bucharest to Australia and receive the discount because Bucharest is on the list, even though no Australian cities are included.

Available routes for September

The discount applies to different city lists for business class and economy class redemptions. The source provides the following lists of eligible cities for this month's promotion.

The report gives an example of a Birmingham to Abu Dhabi via Doha itinerary in business class. On the regional Doha to Abu Dhabi leg, the booking would be in First Class as Qatar Airways does not offer business class on those flights.

Important booking restrictions

There are significant limitations to how these discounted seats can be booked. The source outlines two key pieces of "small print." First, the 25% discount does not apply to 'double Avios' Flexi Avios redemptions, which are additional seats made available for twice the standard Avios cost. Second, the deals are only valid on Qatar Airways-operated flights, not on partner airlines.

The booking process itself is described as "slightly tricky." While standard Qatar Airways Avios seats can be booked through the British Airways website, these specific discounted seats cannot. "You cannot book these discounted seats at ba.com," the report states. To access the promotion, travelers must use the 'Move Avios' function to link their British Airways and Qatar Airways Privilege Club accounts.

Account limitations for family bookings

A further restriction impacts family or group travel. The source reports that Qatar Airways no longer allows members to book Avios seats for anyone other than themselves, unless they have previously credited a cash flight on any oneworld or partner airline to their Qatar Airways Privilege Club account. This policy blocks many people from using these deals for their families. The report advises, "If you have never credited a cash flight, most easily a BA one, to your Qatar Airways account, to allow you to book Avios flights for other people, I suggest you do so as soon as you can."

Additionally, members cannot transfer Avios from a British Airways Household Account to Qatar Airways; only personal Avios balances can be moved. All details for the promotion are available on a dedicated page of the Qatar Airways website.