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Qatar Airways

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Complaints

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 409 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 125 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/19/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Qatar airways cancel a flight due to operational reason( their words), but refuse to refund my money at 100% and refund a partial for about 75%. I contacted the airline and was told someone will contact me but they never did. I am happy to share their email to me indicating that the flight is canceled. I am entitled ton100% refund if they cancel the flight. I did not do anything wrong on my end.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/19/2022

      Customer will be answered via private channels

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/20/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID# ********, and have determined that my complaint has NOT been resolved because:

      [Your Answer Here]

       

      Was never contacted and issue never resolved.

       

       

      In order for the BBB to appropriately process your response, you MUST answer the question above.


      Sincerely,

      *****************




       

      Business Response

      Date: 01/03/2023

      We are experiencing a larger than normal volume of ****************** are handled in the order received.  We apologize for the delay.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/16/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On Dec 15, 2022, at 2:36 PM, I booked ticket from *** to *** round trip (Dec 24th, 2022 onwards journey, and Jan 20th, 2023 return journey) for me, my wife, and my child. The booking reference is ******* I got a total fare of $6,888. I was going to give the card number on the call, but the agent said he will give me the booking reference number and I can pay online within the next 24 hours and the ticket will be held till then. The automated email I got also confirmed the same. Before hanging up the call, I retrieved the booking online using the reference number and confirmed that Im seeing the option to pay, and the site also said I can pay till 16 Dec 2022 at 2:36 PM my time (Eastern time, US). I had a busy day and when I finally tried to make the payment at 10:36 PM (about 8 hours later), I saw that the booking was already cancelled and I no longer had the option to pay, even though the time frame to make the payment was not up. I called customer care, and they said its a system error and they cannot do anything about it, and I have to make a new booking. And when they checked the new booking, the fare had already gone up to $7,454!! That is ridiculous I was holding the ticket fare I already got, and I still had time to make that payment AS PER YOUR EMAIL AND YOUR REP AND YOUR WEBSITE. How can you go back on that promise before that time was up?? So now I had no option but to book the new ticket at $7,454 (new reference number ******) because the agent told me that if I wait for a resolution of this issue the rates might go up again and there is no guarantee that the issue will be resolved favorably. Clearly it was a Qatar airways mistake, and I was being penalized for it. I had to pay $566 (7454 ****) extra because of Qatar airways error and I MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IT. I did everything through proper channels and didnt even book through a third-party site and still had to go through this. I had to be on a call with the customer care rep for 2+ hours for this. I lost all peace of mind and had no guarantee of my travel plans. I have it in writing from Qatar airways through your email that you were supposed to honor my ticket till 2:36 PM on Dec 16, 2022, and you cancelled it before that. You are liable for that, and I should not be penalized for your mistake. I reached out to Qatar airways customer support on ******* DM and made the same grievance and they told me that the booking was cancelled due to non-payment. How can that be a reason when I still had enough time to make the payment?

      Business Response

      Date: 12/16/2022

      Customer will be answered via private channels

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/15/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      My wife ***** and I had booked first class passage on Qatar Airlines from ****** to Qatar and then on to ******* ***** on September 2, 2022. We flew in on American Airlines, arrived in plenty of time to make the flight, and were told at the gate that we had been bumped. We had low priority on Qatar Airlines as we had never flown with them before. This was flight V21QTN. We were supposed to leave at 23:45 from *** to DOH. We were clearly told in person and in writing, (form attached) that we would be reimbursed for this inconvenience. We were put up for the night by Qatar Airlines, and flew out the next day on business class as promised. However my wife's safari was practically ruined as we had no downtime, or sleep prior to hopping on a **** plane out of *******. We are not asking that Qatar Airlines refund us the $20K for our diminished safari. However we have been pressing for them to remit the $3,100 USD that we were promised. I have been in contact with ******************************* from ********************************** on numerous occasions. The case number from Qatar Air is ************. It seems that a catch 22 situation is always the case. They sequentially demand additional things, thus stretching out the process. I cannot actually respond with the info to the above-mentioned website, with the requested attachments as their attachment limit was 6MBS. The email site they gave me was only for 48 hours over a weekend, and it was inaccessible even during that time. The check should have been in our mailbox when we returned from Africa. When asked for a snail-mail address to send the documents to I have received no response. Help please!

      Business Response

      Date: 12/15/2022

      Customer has been answered via private channels.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/15/2022

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I would like to report an incident that happened yesterday evening on Dec13,2022 with Qatar airways at ***************,I purchased a ticket for paying $2007.95 to visit my sick mother and was scheduled for departure at 6:25 pm I drove from ****** city to ******* for 5 and half hours and made it to Qatar boarding counter by 5:23 pm and waited for my turn by the time I approached the boarding pass crew she refused to serve me saying I was 3 mins late and she was closed though she gave the boarding pass to a customer just before me and I was the next person in line and there was a whole 1 hour left for the plane to depart, anyway, they refused to issue me boarding pass though I told them about my sick mother ! Instead I was given customer care # to call the air line to reschedule which I did and but they asked me to pay an additional $1000.79 to reschedule which I said NO to that kinda outrageous amount since I already paid too much and a question strikes in my head saying are we human or something else ? I paid for the ticket , theres whole hour left but the treatment that I got cant be explained here especially the customer care in a foreign country with their rude and dominating voice and talks. Nobody deserve this! I am requesting here through BBB platform that I am a us citizen and I needed to be treated with dignity and respect! I have reported it my credit card too and raising this issue here too! I am providing some info here and will download the a document too explains my air line departure and payment! My ticket # ************* booked on Dec 08,22 using Discover credit card, (******) . If further documentation is needed please dont hesitate to call or email thanks and God bless !

      Business Response

      Date: 12/15/2022

      Customer is encouraged to write directly to Qatar Airways ************* team via our website - **************************************************************************

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/21/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID# ********, and have determined that my complaint has NOT been resolved because:

      [Your Answer Here]

      I have a valid reason for not to contact them directly , it happened back in 2021 to my daughter when we purchased a ticket for her and they made her to purchase another ticket which she did , and  was  told that  

      The air line will hold that money as an EMD and will reimburse her that never happened  and the airline still holding on to that EMD Refund I am providing her name and booking Ref: her name : *********************** booking Ref # ****** , this case was reported to the air line back in 2021 and never reimbursed till today . I am asking BBB to help me out with my money $2007.95 and heres EMD refund too!  thank you and God bless !!!

       

       

      In order for the BBB to appropriately process your response, you MUST answer the question above.


      Sincerely,

      ***********************




       

      Business Response

      Date: 12/28/2022

      We do not handle claims via third-party portals/websites.  If the customer does not wish to write to us directly, then we regret that there is nothing further we can do.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/14/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Unresolved
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I was scheduled to fly with Qatar booking reference ****** on sept 27, 2022. Qatar rescheduled my flight for September 28th. I was unable to make that flight change. The email asked if I accepted the change. I did not. I called Qatar ti schedule another day and they said I would have to pay. Even though I already paid for a flight but Qatar changed it. I asked why I had to pay if Qatar is the one that changed my flight to a time I was unable to fly. I requested a refund. They said they would refund me in cash. Instead they sent a credit for less than the ticket price. I paid $1286 for a round trip flight. I was taking the return flight. I already arrived on my first leg. For my return flight Qatar credited me $307. So, not only am I not able to reschedule my flight, they didnt refund my payment as they said they would and Qatar refunded me only a quarter of the price of the ticket I paid. I would like Qatar to either book my return flight at no extra charge or refund my ticket fully for my return flight. Thank you

      Business Response

      Date: 12/15/2022

      Customer will be answered via private channels.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/20/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID# ********, and have determined that my complaint has NOT been resolved because:

      [Your Answer Here]

      Please refund my ticket or reschedule my flight. Thank you  

      In order for the BBB to appropriately process your response, you MUST answer the question above.


      Sincerely,

      ***********************




       

      Business Response

      Date: 12/28/2022

      We are experiencing a larger than normal volume of cases.  Customer will be answered via private channels.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/30/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID# ********, and have determined that my complaint has NOT been resolved because:

      [Your Answer Here]

       I have not received any response from **** since October. 

       

       

       

      In order for the BBB to appropriately process your response, you MUST answer the question above.


      Sincerely,

      ***********************




       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/10/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Hi my name is ************************* and my booking ref is ****** and my *** number is ***************. PRIVELEGE NO ********* I PURCHASED ONLINE ACCESS BAGGAGE WITH THE FOLLOWING RECEIPT NOS 1. ************* $ 756 purchased on 10/08/2022 2. ************* $252 purchased on 16/08/2022 3. ************* $ 252 purchased on 20/08/2022 total amount is $ $ **** ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH *** AND THAY HAD TO CHANGE MY ITERNARY. AFTER MAKING THE CHANGES THEY SAID I COULD NOT USE THE ACCESS LUGGAGE I PURCHASED ON LINE. I HAD TO PAY ACCESS LUGGAGE AGAIN AT THE AIRPORT AND THE RECEIPTS ARE THE FOLLOWING 1. ************* 1 2. ************* 3 3. ************* 2 4. ************* 0 5. ************* 4 6. ************* 5 total amount is $1575 I WAS TOLD TO CLAIM FOR REFUND ONCE I ARRIVED IN ****. WHICH I DID BUT THEY SAID REFUNDS ARE CLAIMED THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE AND THEY GAVE ME A LINK AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I HAVE SENT SO MANY MESSAGES AND INVENTUALLY THEY REPLIED THAT ACCESS BUGGAGED PURCHASED ONLINE CAN NOT BE REFUNDED. SO I ASKED THEM TO REFUND THE RECEIPTS WHICH I PAID AT THE AIRPORT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO DATE. I AM AFRAID THEY INTEND NOT TO REFUND ME FOR ACCESS LUGGAGE PURCHASED. I DID NOT MAKE THE *** CHANGES THEY ARE THE ONE WHO DID THE CHANGES. WILL APPRECIATE IF THIS MATTER CAN BE SORTED OUT BY QATAR REFUNDING THE ***** LUGGAGE I PURCHASED AT THE AIRPORT.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/28/2022

      Customer will be answered via private channels.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 01/02/2023

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me and the matter has been resolved.

      Sincerely,

      *************************



       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/05/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I bought a return flight from Qatar Airways for a family vacation to *************** last summer. When we were at the destination Qatar Airways suddenly emailed me a few days before our return that they canceled my ticket and I need to stay at that destination for two more days and travel with another flight. I couldn't stay more days due to financial conditions and other obligations. I immediately contacted them and requested to be returned on their first available flight and they had many empty seats to give me on it. They said no and I have to return with their selected flight because it is not to their benefit. This was a significant hardship that they didn't accept to reroute me even though it was their wrongdoing. Moreover, they offered compensation to passengers flying to European with the same cancellation but they didn't compensate me because I was traveling to *****************. When an airline cancels a flight for days, we are expecting at least some accommodation and it is outrageous that passengers to the US would be put down compared to other countries. I am expecting the same compensation as was offered to European passengers or a refund for my ticket.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/05/2022

      Customer is encouraged to write directly to Qatar Airways via our website - *****************************************************************************

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/12/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID# ********, and have determined that my complaint has NOT been resolved because:

      It is obvious that Qatar Airways didn't even read my complaint at all. I already mentioned in my complaint that I contacted them through their provided link and they replied over 90 days later and they denied any help.

      Basically they just send a generic response no mater what claim I make and this is an evidence of no costumer service by them. The problem was not solved and shows that I was right about their lack of costumer support.

       

       

       

       

      In order for the BBB to appropriately process your response, you MUST answer the question above.


      Sincerely,

      *********************




       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/05/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Unresolved
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I had made online booking on Qatar airlines. I cancelled my reservation well within 24 hour time period to get a full refund. The company acknowledged the cancellation but still has not issued my refund. Its been over a month and I need my money back. Booking reference ******

      Business Response

      Date: 12/19/2022

      Customer will be answered via private channels

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/21/2022

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID# ********, and have determined that my complaint has NOT been resolved because:

      [Your Answer Here]

      I have tried to get a response from the business via private channels and has not been satisfactory.  I had made a booking on Qatar website on 10/31/2022 (booking #******) at 10:26 AM. It was paid partly with QR credit and partly cash $351.58 (credit card) for total ticket amount of $1026.08.  On 11/1/2022,at 6:40 AM, i cancelled my reservation online within 24 hours.  Per their website, all bookings within 24 hour are subject to full refund.  Since then, i have been requesting qatar for a full refund. After, I filed my complaint, they refunded me $ ****** on Nov 30, 2022.  Again complaining, they refunded me $114.18 on 12/12/2022. It appears that Qatar has very arbitrary refund practices in place. I would like to get the balance of my refund as its rightfully due to me.  Thanks

       

      In order for the BBB to appropriately process your response, you MUST answer the question above.


      Sincerely,

      *************************




       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/02/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Dear ***/*****,I have booked a ticket for two on Qatar Airways from ******* to ****** for the travel date of Dec 7th, 2021. I made the reservation on 25th Nov 2021. I paid $2,156.77 for the ticket. My reservation number is: ******. We canceled our trip as new variant of Covid was detected on the same day as I booked my ticket. I think I canceled the ticket on 3rd Dec 2021.I booked the ticket online through a website ********. But I went to Qatar Airways website and canceled our ticket. I just called Qatar Airways to know whether I will be refunded any amount as I canceled our ticket. But they would not give me any information. My question to Qatar Airways is: I would like to know how much money I am eligible to be refunded and when will I be refunded.Thanks.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/05/2022

      Tickets purchased from a third-party must be refunded by the same travel agency.  Customer is encouraged to follow-up directly with ****. 

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:11/28/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      HELLO I BOOKED A FLIGHT WITH QATAR AIRWAYS FROM *******, ** TO QATAR ON MAY 28TH 2022 FOR MY WIFE MY NEW BORN BABY AND A 5 YEAR CHILD. THE AIRLINES CHARGED US LITTLE OVER $1900 DOLLARS FOR IT. WHEN MY WIFE AND KIDS ARRIVED TO THE CONNECTION FLIGHT IN ****** ***** THEY WERE REFUSED TO BOARD THE **** FLIGHT ON A COVID RESTRICTION THAT QATAR INPUTED LAST MINUTE. SO MY WIFE AND KIDS DID NOT BOARD THE ***** AND THE AIRLINES WONT REFUND ME MY MONEY. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY 5 TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY WILL REFUND ME MY MONEY AND AS OF TODAY 11-28-22 I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY REFUND. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME GET A REFUND FROM THIS AIRLINES I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL ENERGY AND EFFORT FROM MY END.THE TRANSACTION DATE WAS ON APRIL 30TH 2022 TRANSACTION NUMBER IS : QATAR AIRWAY*************WASHINGTON ** REF #***************** AMOUNT :$1,910.OO

      Business Response

      Date: 11/28/2022

      We do not handle claims via 3rd party sites.  Customer is encouraged to write directly to Qatar Airways via our website.

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