NEWS & OFFER: Qatar resumes Auckland, Etihad sale and 5,000 Avios bonus Qatar offer

Qatar Airways is finally re-introducing a direct Doha to Auckland flight, which starts on 1 September 2023 and will operate seven times a week/departing daily at 01:50 local time. Qatar Airways will be operating an Airbus A350-1000 with Qsuites in Business Class. Any extra flights to a destination is great news as the more supply, the more chance prices may start to stabilise at a more reasonable level. 

The flights are a good deal on Avios if you book through Qatar as it costs from 180,000 and ~£550 in charges. Another way to book is via the lesser-known BA one world multi partner rates which works on distance and allows you to use a mix of oneworld carriers, which could be handy if you wanted to include further flights such as Qantas. If you can’t see 180,000 return but instead see 360,000, this is the double Avios rate, not the standard rate. The standard rate does not always appear as soon as flights are released so it is worth checking back. 

It is worth remembering that it may be tricky to get both the UK to Doha and Doha to Auckland to align on Avios, so you could look at various departure points to Doha if you are struggling. Qatar fly from a huge range of European destinations, so you may well be able to find a departure from Paris or Amsterdam for example. 

Daily Flight Schedule:

• Doha (DOH) to Auckland (AKL) QR920 departs at 01:50 and arrives at 02:45 (+1) local time.

• Auckland (AKL) to Doha (DOH) QR921 departs at 15:00 and arrives at 23:15 local time.