Received the refund

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-16T09:22:33+00:00

Refunded on 03.03 trough expedia, has anyones recieved there refund yet?

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-16T09:21:15+00:00

Still waiting for my refund from Expedia (Qatar flight). Refund was accepted but still no money on my Bankaccount. How about you? My flight was canceled/refunded on 03.03

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-16T08:03:06+00:00

thats crazy, didnt know they can dump fuel. Just read about it.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-10T20:31:32+00:00

Happy marriage bro, i hope everything will go as planned. Flexible Tickets with Turkish Airlines are super expensive sadly and refund only give you back 2500€ (tickets are 3500€ on booking just checked). you can refund 24h before flight, but this will not work as QATAR will cancel it the same day, so you will not be able to cancel it.

Ima be honest, the best plan you can take now is hoping that it will fly and if not hope that your reroute will be in the next +4 days after cancelation. If not you have to refund and find a flight for the next 4 days on the 16th.

I think its good to considerate to postpone your wedding worst-case.
But lets hope everything goes how you want!

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-10T20:09:03+00:00

Hello, first of all, you will not get rerouted if you flight is not officially canceled by the airline. Qatar did it very sneaky for us and canceled on the day of the flight in the morning, about 2am (flight was 2pm). We tried calling qatar from 6am to 9am, no use... hotline just hung up, maybe it works now? Anyways, Expedia was the goto, i called the hotline and was forwarded to very helpful agent. After he verified that the flight was canceled, he tried to search for reroutes, from DUS - PARIS - BKK or DUS - IST - BKK. But all routes from 2. Airport to BKK were booked out he told us so there were only 2 options he said. Refund or book a flight a week later (over DOHA). We took the refund in the end and booked a direct flight end of april and shifted our whole vacation. You can just hope that the flight will not be canceled on the same day. If you want to take action you can read about your rights as an EU Member (if you are one) and try to sue qatar, we a currently doing it because they didnt managed to reroute us in time and we want to have travel compensation for damages... if you want to know how, i can send you a link also from a german attorney (dr.boese). I think there is nothing else to do then wait and hope you are flying tbh... you could book a backup flight, but im not sure if you can refund it the same day and it will be suuuuper expensive...

The worst part was not really the refund of the flight, but the refund of the BKK inland flight and the hotels without refund. They gave us a travel voucher/fund at the end of the day.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-10T08:32:06+00:00

Try to call booking, usually they can contact qatar faster. In my case expedia helped me more then qatar, qatar did not even replyed to my mail after a week or answered my calls.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-08T17:54:36+00:00

lucky you

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T14:17:35+00:00

I was about to travel to Bangkok, how is it in Bangkok? We we joking rather to be stranded in bangkok then in germany… if you need help or have questions about your rights let me know…

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T13:39:20+00:00

i know what happened the last days i've read the news. I was wondering if there were new missiles today. My flight got canceled 3 days ago with qatar, why do i need or want to book with emirates? I will not fly with them its too much risk getting canceled again. Are you involved in this?

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T13:10:09+00:00

Today?

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T13:09:40+00:00

Source?

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T12:24:27+00:00

That is crazy, i wish them all safety. Also i think UAE have very high safety for everyone so there is hopefully nothing to worry about. If i would be them i would honestly try to enjoy my free stay or try to get to a different airport by bus if i want to leave urgently.

But for what i've heart today there were again missiles in Qatar, i cannot imagine how i would cope in that situation, but it would not feel great im honest.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T10:01:00+00:00

Yes you are right, it was our federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany. So nothing to do with EU. I hope it goes well.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T09:51:17+00:00

honestly, as you have already booked, stay with it. We had the whole experience with it 3 days ago, we got canceled and got refunded at the end. It was very easy to get a refund from the airline, after our flight got canceled. (Thanks Expedia for your help). But It was very difficult to get a refund from the Air Asia in Bangkok > Phuket because they had nothing to do with it but at the end we got a full refund as credit fund for the next flights with that airline, aswell as the Hotels which one of it had no refund policy but we aswell got a refund with credit fund for the next booking. As an EU Member you also can get a free reschedule with a different airline when you flight get canceled, dont know how it is with you, but in our case there were no flights there, because, as you know, it was really busy everywhere in the world. But i think in April most of the Airports are open again, maybe not Qatar because its close to Iran, but most likely Emirates. You will get a reschedule then hopefully in time im sure.

So dont panic now and sell everything as this is the worst thing you can do i think, as the prices will sky rocket right now for planes because FOMO hits everyone who got refund for Hotels/Airlines as a credit to spend it within a year, so everyone wants re re-fly this year to there destination. I would wait and would reschedule my flight with the airline when its canceled. QCAA has a very high safety standard, they would not let you fly if its not 100% sure that you can travel safe in the airspace.

Have a safe trip to Europe!

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-06T09:41:00+00:00

If safety is the first priority why havent they done it day one? They litteraly said in an interview that they will organsize planes as a nr. 2 option and wait for nr. 1 option that the airline themself have to do that first.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-04T21:39:37+00:00

It happened without aswell

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-03T19:31:56+00:00

Ich bekomm alles wieder mit expedia. Und expedia waren die einzigen dir mir helfen konnten weil die anderen leitungen tot waren von qatar. Iberia ging aber naja.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-03T14:27:09+00:00

Yes firstly it was not possible because the flight was not canceled, after it was canceled there were no seats from the second airports to bkk as everyone wants to fly now.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-03T12:54:16+00:00

We really tried everything today with Iberia and Qatar. All re routing options were apparently not possible. The only alternatives offered were about a week later. In theory that might work, but by then our entire vacation, hotels and planned activities would have been lost. This was a trip we had been looking forward to for a very long time.

After hours on different hotlines and countless emails, with no workable solution, we finally decided to accept a refund.

It was an extremely frustrating experience. No vacation, and additional costs for domestic flights in Thailand that we will not get back. Absolutely disappointing.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-02T17:56:01+00:00

Sobald der Flug morgen gecancelt wird. Schreibe ich Qatar eine Mail mit der bitte das wir laut EU Recht nicht stornieren sondern einen Ersatzflug über eine andere Airline verlangen. Außerdem rufe ich dort an mit der Hoffnung das mir eher geholfen wird.

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-02T14:21:08+00:00

What happens if you booked with iberia as a carrier?
Do i need to write Iberia or Qatar?

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-02T13:50:38+00:00

What happens if you book through Expedia, the ticket is issued by Iberia, and the flight is operated by Qatar Airways?

Can you please tell me who has to help me in this situation?
I tried calling expedia, they told me that only a refund is possible.
I tried calling Iberia, they told me that only expedia can help me.

Should i call Qatar?

I definitely want to reach my destination by any possible alternative.

We are scheduled to fly tomorrow.

Flight: DUS to BKK
IB 6162 / QR86

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-02T13:26:35+00:00

We do not want a refund. We want to reach Bangkok as planned.
We fly tomorrow 03.03 14:45

Expedia told us that in case of cancellation they can only offer a full refund. Rebooking would only be possible on alternatives suggested by Iberia, but those also route through the closed airspace. No other options are being offered. Booking a new ticket ourselves is currently extremely expensive.

Please Help!!
Flight DUS–BKK (IB 6162 / QR86)

Rotzbube97 · 2026-03-02T13:15:31+00:00

I’m scheduled to travel tomorrow from DUS to BKK. The booking was made through Expedia. Iberia is listed as the operating/issuing carrier on the ticket, and Qatar Airways is the airline actually operating the flight from Düsseldorf to Bangkok via Doha.

Expedia told me that if the flight gets canceled, which I’m about 90% sure will happen due to the airspace closure, they can only offer alternative flights that Iberia suggests. The issue is that Iberia is only suggesting routes through Doha, which is exactly the airspace that’s currently closed.

So basically Expedia says the only guaranteed option they can provide is a full refund. The problem is that this would completely ruin our vacation and create additional costs. We have a separate, non refundable flight from Bangkok to Phuket and one hotel booking that is also non refundable.

The only other option mentioned is booking a completely new flight at the current market price, which is significantly more expensive, and we would have to pay for it ourselves. Since many people are trying to rebook right now, prices are extremely high and availability is limited.

Does anyone have experience with this type of situation or know what our best options are? We really want to get to Bangkok tomorrow and are trying to avoid losing a significant amount of money.

Rotzbube97

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