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Qatar Airways has significantly increased the surcharges on award redemptions using Avios points, impacting travelers looking to redeem their points for flights. Although the number of Avios points required for these flights remains unchanged, the fees associated with these bookings have escalated.
The airline has transitioned its reward fees policy from a sector-based model to a distance-based structure. According to Qatar Airways Privilege Club, "Reward fees have decreased up to 15% or remained unchanged for several of our most popular short and medium-haul routes while others have increased representative of the distance travelled."
A recent tweet by Juan G. Ruiz highlighted this issue: "Anyone notice a new ‘redemption fee’ of $1,000 from @qatarairways when booking Qsuites? First time I’m seeing this ridiculousness." This sentiment reflects widespread frustration among travelers who are now facing higher costs without prior notice.
