Cash in your British Midland miles before Qatar Airways terminates relationship in October
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With the end of the Qatar/British Midlands relationship flyers miss out on one of the few opportunities to use miles for travel on Qatar.
Qatar Airways has announced they’ll be terminating their relationship with British Midland as of October 28, so the last day to book award tickets with British Midland miles for travel on Qatar Airways (and vice versa) is October 27.
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