Tie-up with US Airways for Qmiles

QATAR Airways Privilege Club members (frequent flyers) can now earn and redeem miles (reward points) on US Airways, the fifth largest domestic airline in the US.
US Airways operates more than 3,800 daily flights and has an extensive network serving more than 230 destinations in the US, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

The tie-up between the two airlines comes into effect on May 7.
A Qatar Airways Privilege Club newsletter here yesterday said reward points could be earned and redeemed on all US Airways flights including US Airways Express, US Airways Shuttle, America West and America West Express.

First Class passengers will earn 300% of the miles flown in first class, 200% of the miles flown in business class and 100% of the miles flown in economy class.
For flights under 500 miles, one will earn 500 Qmiles.

Privilege Club members will also be able to redeem their Qmiles for awards on US Airways based on Qatar Airways’ partner award chart. More details can be had from Qatar Airways Privilege Club’s dedicated website www.qmiles.com.

Source: www.gulf-times.com