Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways (QR) is a oneworld member based in Doha (DOH). Its Qsuite business class, a private suite with a door, is widely considered the best business class in the world, and its network out of Doha reaches six continents. Even better for award travelers, Qatar uses Avios as its own currency, so your points move freely between British Airways, Iberia, and Qatar accounts.

Qatar Airways

Which miles can you use to book Qatar Airways?

Because Qatar Airways is in oneworld, you can book its award space with partner miles, including:

  • British Airways Avios: distance-based pricing, good for shorter hops
  • American AAdvantage
  • Alaska Mileage Plan
  • Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

How to search for Qatar Airways award space:

The easiest place to search is the British Airways website. BA displays oneworld partner availability, including Qatar Airways, and you can search without holding any miles.

Step 1

Log in to your Executive Club account on britishairways.com. If you don’t have an account yet, signing up is free and takes a couple of minutes.

Qatar Airways First Class

Step 2

Go to Executive Club, then Spending Avios.

Qatar Airways sign up

Step 3

Under Choose your Reward, click Book a reward flight.

Qatar Airways 1

Step 4

Enter your trip details:

  • Departure and arrival airports. For Qatar Airways, think routes touching Doha (DOH), like JFK-DOH, DOH-LHR, DOH-BKK, or onward connections to the Maldives (MLE)
  • Desired departure date
  • Select One way only. It makes mixing partners on the return much easier
  • Preferred cabin class
  • Number of passengers

Then click Get Flights.

Qatar Airways Book

Step 5

If you get a prompt about changes to reward flight fare prices, accept the terms and click Continue. If a pop-up asks about adding a stopover, choose No, I want to continue without stopovers.

Qatar Airways Flights

Step 6

Note down every Qatar Airways flight showing award space: flight number, date, and cabin. Use the weekly date strip to scan nearby days. Qsuite space to the US is competitive. Off-season dates and secondary US gateways show the most.

Qatar Airways flight fare prices

Step 7

Now book with the program your miles live in. If it’s Avios, you can finish the booking right there on ba.com. For other programs (AAdvantage, Mileage Plan, Asia Miles), check their website first, since most can book oneworld partners online now. If the flight doesn’t show, call the program and read the agent the exact flights you found. They should be able to see and book the same space for you.

Tips before you book

  • The screenshots above show an older BA site design. Menu names have shifted slightly, but the flow (log in, reward flight search, one-way results) is unchanged.
  • Compare the price in Qatar Privilege Club Avios against BA Avios before booking. The same flight can price differently, and moving Avios between accounts takes minutes.
  • Booking with American AAdvantage miles avoids most surcharges on Qatar flights and is often the best value from the US.