Oneworld member Qatar Airways solemnly offers discounted fares to its home base in Doha. A rare occasion are the €1,044 round trips the airline sells with departure from Helsinki. You can choose between two daily flights between Finland and the Middle East, although we expect flight plans worldwide to be cut down in the future. Travel dates are available up until June 2021.
Worldwide travel restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Covid-19. We strongly recommend gathering detailed information about the travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to your desired origin and destination.
A good start is the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website. It provides current updates on a country’s immigration policies. Even better, the Covid-19 Travel Regulations Map is one of the most useful tools you can find.
Qatar Airways plans to operate two daily flights between Doha and Helsinki. An Airbus A350-900 should be the plane on which you’ll be flying.
We expect further shakeups in the airline industry over the following months. Some services might be cancelled, aircraft changed or downgraded. The schedule we describe may very well change.
Search & Book
The fare rules for this flight are not very restrictive, as they give no limitation regarding a travel or sales period. A minimum stay of at least 3 days (or a night from Saturday to Sunday) applies as well as a maximum stay of one month. Availability at the lowest fare is almost daily from January onward.
You’ll have no trouble finding suiting travel dates on Google Flights (instructions). We recommend booking directly via qatarairways.com.
Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?
More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:
Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.
If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.
This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.
Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.
This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.
Mileage
Qatar Airways issues these tickets in booking class R. You can earn 280 tier points in British Airways Executive Club, bringing you close to the 300 TP threshold for Oneworld Ruby tier. Further, you can credit the flight with the following airlines:
- 12,294 Award Miles + 6,830 Elite Qualifying Miles on Alaska Mileage Plan
- 8,196 Miles on American AAdvantage
- 6,830 Avios + 280 Tier Points on British Airways Executive Club
- 6,830 Avios + 60 Qpoints on Qatar Privilege Club
- 6,830 Avios + 450 Elite Points on Iberia Plus
- 6,830 AsiaMiles + 50 Club Points on Asia Miles
- 6,830 Points on Finnair Plus
- 6,830 Miles on Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- 6,830 Points on JetBlue TrueBlue
- 6,830 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
- 6,830 Miles on MEA Cedar Miles
- 6,830 Miles on Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
- 6,830 Miles on Royal Jordanian Royal Club
- 6,830 Award Miles on Oman Air Sindbad
- 5,464 Award Miles on Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus
- 5,464 Points + 12 Elite Points on Malaysia Airlines Enrich
- 5,464 Miles on SriLankan FlySmiLes
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