QR booking – change FF to BA

[VinZ]

Hey HfP-ers

I’ve booked a QR avios flight from HKT-LHR via DOH. When booking I wasn’t given the chance to change the FF no and only my QR membership was shown. Is there a chance to change the FF no to BA with which I have emerald status? How do I do that? I’ve been trying to but can’t see it anywhere.

Am I also right in thinking that reward seats can be cancelled for free if I’m Emerald?

Thanks

[NorthernLass]

Did you book it via QR? If so, their chat team will probably be able to do it.

I haven’t heard of the cancellation thing and not cancelled anything for a while myself. Is that supposed to be on QR only?

[NorthernLass]

Although – I have flown on QR and just used my digital BA card for lounge access and so on. The chat team did tweak something so that I could choose seats for free, however.

[Deek]

I cancelled a reward flight 2 weeks ago, it’s still $25 for Emerald

[Sapporosushi]

Both QA Privilege Club Platinum & Gold are able to cancel award flights for free (having the 25 US dollar fee waived)
Or at least they could last time I cancelled such a booking in March this year.
I’ve not seen any information that removes this benefit but there was zero notification of the 5% rebate being removed for award bookings before it was withdrawn.

[VinZ]

Yes, that’s what the fare conditions said. So what should I fo? Call up, tell them that I’m BA gold (even though I’m not able to change the QR FF number in my booking) so I can get the flights cancelled for free?

[Sapporosushi]

If you’re cancelling your booking better to speak with admin at whichever website you booked it on be that QR or BA.

[Deek]

VinZ wrote:

Yes, that’s what the fare conditions said. So what should I fo? Call up, tell them that I’m BA gold (even though I’m not able to change the QR FF number in my booking) so I can get the flights cancelled for free?

You can cancel via the online chat, and no you can’t cancel avios flights for free as a BA Gold, only as a QR Gold or Platinum. I’ve just cancelled another reward flight this morning via the QR chat and he confirmed this is the case.

Note I booked via QR website – if you booked via BA.com and get a different outcome please let us know if it’s any different, thanks.