glennaa11
Oct 28, 09, 3:40 am
I just arrived this morning in Bangkok on QR 612.
I have to say I enjoyed my trip for the most part. I was in C so obviously that makes a difference.
Check in at JFK opens at 7:30 PM. So I had a while to cool my heels after arriving from IAD before I could check in. Business class check in is handled away from the row 2 desks at a little 2 seater desk just inside the door from the outside. It is next to the QR ticket sales counter. Check in was quick and efficient. I was given both boarding passes, my invitation for the Premium terminal in Doha and an invite to the Oasis lounge at JFK. I thought Oasis was OK but nothing to write home about. Wireless Internet seemed to not be working. Food options somewhat limited. An announcement was made for the various flights who had people waiting in the lounge. The security checkpoints at JFK are a giant cluster of people trying to get through three lines with surly agents yelling at everyone to not put their shoes in the bins for some reason.
Anyway, the flight from JFK to DOH took off about on time and arrived about 30 minutes early. There is a small army of flight attendants at least in C. Service was quite good. I preferred to get as much rest as I could. The 180 degree flat seats definitely work as well as any airplane seat I have experienced. I am short and not very wide though. The seats are fairly narrow but in a 2-2-2 config. My only issue was the guy sitting next to me who really needed a shower, and not just the cologne kind. Nothing the crew could really do about that. I did not eat the main meal served shortly after take off. But the breakfast was basic and pretty good. The IFE is second to none that I have experienced. The screens are enormous but you sit far away so they need to be. I got hooked on the 3D pool game. Options and selections are plentiful.
Arriving in Doha and the bus ride was a bit of an annoyance. There was no announcement or real explanation about who is supposed to get off the bus where. Luckily you all here told me what I needed to know.
The premium terminal at Doha was nice enough. It is really quite large. The food options were somewhat sparse. Internet was not working. But I didn't spend much time there. We went through a cursory security check on arrival at the premium terminal. There was no check on exit.
The flight to Bangkok ended up being on the same aircraft as the trip from JFK. So I was only sitting in a different seat by one row. Again the crew was a small army for business class and seemed to be mainly Thai. The pax seemed to be mainly Middle Eastern. Both flights were very full in C. We arrived about 20 minutes early at BKK. C class pax received fast track immigration passes. Frankly at 6:45 AM they probably weren't necessary. But I made it through immigration with no wait at all. Had to wait 15 minutes or so for my bag. From landing to exiting the airport was about 45 minutes.
Two overnight flights took a bit out of me. But doing it in QR's very nice business class made it a lot more bearable.
I have to say I enjoyed my trip for the most part. I was in C so obviously that makes a difference.
Check in at JFK opens at 7:30 PM. So I had a while to cool my heels after arriving from IAD before I could check in. Business class check in is handled away from the row 2 desks at a little 2 seater desk just inside the door from the outside. It is next to the QR ticket sales counter. Check in was quick and efficient. I was given both boarding passes, my invitation for the Premium terminal in Doha and an invite to the Oasis lounge at JFK. I thought Oasis was OK but nothing to write home about. Wireless Internet seemed to not be working. Food options somewhat limited. An announcement was made for the various flights who had people waiting in the lounge. The security checkpoints at JFK are a giant cluster of people trying to get through three lines with surly agents yelling at everyone to not put their shoes in the bins for some reason.
Anyway, the flight from JFK to DOH took off about on time and arrived about 30 minutes early. There is a small army of flight attendants at least in C. Service was quite good. I preferred to get as much rest as I could. The 180 degree flat seats definitely work as well as any airplane seat I have experienced. I am short and not very wide though. The seats are fairly narrow but in a 2-2-2 config. My only issue was the guy sitting next to me who really needed a shower, and not just the cologne kind. Nothing the crew could really do about that. I did not eat the main meal served shortly after take off. But the breakfast was basic and pretty good. The IFE is second to none that I have experienced. The screens are enormous but you sit far away so they need to be. I got hooked on the 3D pool game. Options and selections are plentiful.
Arriving in Doha and the bus ride was a bit of an annoyance. There was no announcement or real explanation about who is supposed to get off the bus where. Luckily you all here told me what I needed to know.
The premium terminal at Doha was nice enough. It is really quite large. The food options were somewhat sparse. Internet was not working. But I didn't spend much time there. We went through a cursory security check on arrival at the premium terminal. There was no check on exit.
The flight to Bangkok ended up being on the same aircraft as the trip from JFK. So I was only sitting in a different seat by one row. Again the crew was a small army for business class and seemed to be mainly Thai. The pax seemed to be mainly Middle Eastern. Both flights were very full in C. We arrived about 20 minutes early at BKK. C class pax received fast track immigration passes. Frankly at 6:45 AM they probably weren't necessary. But I made it through immigration with no wait at all. Had to wait 15 minutes or so for my bag. From landing to exiting the airport was about 45 minutes.
Two overnight flights took a bit out of me. But doing it in QR's very nice business class made it a lot more bearable.