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In case you missed out last night, remember that Qatar Airways is offering 100,000 complimentary tickets to  “frontline healthcare professionals” all over the world this week – and the latest batch for UK health workers went live at 22:00 (12th May 2020)

“Thank you to all of the frontline healthcare professionals across the globe. Your tremendous efforts and incredible resilience have given us hope in these times of uncertainty.

In recognition of your hard work and dedication, we are offering 100,000 complimentary tickets on Qatar Airways flights. As a healthcare professional, you are entitled to the following benefits*:

• Up to two complimentary return Economy Class tickets for yourself and a companion, so you can take a well-deserved holiday to a destination of your choice within our network. 
• Receive 35% off at Qatar Duty Free outlets at our state-of-the-art hub, Hamad International Airport in Doha.”

The travel period is from 26 May to 10 December 2020 (last outbound travel).

This is a fantastic offer, so as you would expect there are some eligibility conditions:

• “This promotional offer is strictly available to medical frontline professionals only. Eligible healthcare professions are limited to: Doctor, Medical practitioner, Nurse, Paramedic, Lab Technician, Clinical Researcher, Pharmacist. 

• It is mandatory to present the original medical identification at the airport check-in desk at the time of departure, and it must clearly state the occupation, as submitted on the offer registration form. No photograph or printed identification will be accepted.

• Boarding will be denied, should any customer fail to provide the required original identification i.e. Medical licence/registration in additional to regular passport documents. 

• If the medical professional is not able to travel, then the companion will not be accepted at check-in to board the flight.

• Qatar Airways reserves the right to cancel any booking without prior notice if false identification or fraudulent activity is suspected in the process.”

It’s also worth noting that both passengers have to be aged 12+ and that although there are no surcharges, passengers are still required to pay taxes (though that should be minimal).

Bottom line

Hat’s off to Qatar for this one. Many healthcare workers have gone through (and in many cases are still going through) hell trying to help everyone else. The idea of a free flight might not sound hugely important in the scheme of things, but anything that raises a smile and provides something to look forward to has got to be a good thing!

If you are eligible, you can register from 22:00 tonight (12th May 2020) on the Qatar website here.

Note that new batches will be made available at 22:00 all this week until 17th May.

Good luck (and thank you)!

Terms

• Offer period: From 12 to 18 May 2020
• Promo code booking period: From 12 May until 28 November 2020
• Travel period: 26 May to 10 December 2020 (last outbound travel)
• Promo code applies to Economy Class tickets only.
• Ticket fare and surcharges will be waived, however, taxes are payable by the passenger.
• The promo code is valid for a single booking for up to two adult tickets (age 12+) for the healthcare professional and a companion.
• Eligible healthcare professionals will be entitled to one booking during the campaign period. If more than one booking is made, the first booking will be retained and any subsequent bookings will be cancelled automatically.
• Bookings must be made at least 14 days prior to departure.
• Tickets are limited to 100,000 and available on first come first served basis. A daily allocation of codes will be distributed by country throughout the offer period.
• Personal information submitted on the registration form (Passport number) is required to match that of the main booker (healthcare professional) within the booking.
• Qatar Airways will not be held responsible for any fare differences if a customer does not enter the unique promo code at the time of booking.
• The promo code is valid on Qatar Airways operated one-way, return and multicity flight itineraries worldwide, excluding codeshare and interline partnerships. Refer to the Qatar Airwyas operated destinations list below.
• Tickets are non-endorsable and non-transferable.
• In case of involuntary flight cancellation, the passenger can rebook and change dates or destination to any Qatar Airways operated flight.
• Tickets will be fully flexible, with an unlimited number of destination or date changes allowed without any fees.
• Price displayed at the time of booking will include the total amount of taxes to be paid. Base fare and surcharges will be waived.
• Seats are limited and are subject to availability.
• This offer cannot be combined with any other promotion.
• Other terms and conditions apply, please refer to the fare rules at the time of booking.