A350 - first QR flight today
Jan 15, 2015, 7:54 am
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CDG1,
The flights to or from Doha are quite expensive even in economy. One way people got around that is too book at another origin, which is what some did for the EY and QR A380 inaugural. Or book from FRA to DWC via DOH or something similar. For example you can book on Business FRA to DWC via DOH for EU 1500 while it is EU 2900 for FRA-DOH.
The flights to or from Doha are quite expensive even in economy. One way people got around that is too book at another origin, which is what some did for the EY and QR A380 inaugural. Or book from FRA to DWC via DOH or something similar. For example you can book on Business FRA to DWC via DOH for EU 1500 while it is EU 2900 for FRA-DOH.
Jan 15, 2015, 8:10 am
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CDG1,
The flights to or from Doha are quite expensive even in economy. One way people got around that is too book at another origin, which is what some did for the EY and QR A380 inaugural. Or book from FRA to DWC via DOH or something similar. For example you can book on Business FRA to DWC via DOH for EU 1500 while it is EU 2900 for FRA-DOH.
The flights to or from Doha are quite expensive even in economy. One way people got around that is too book at another origin, which is what some did for the EY and QR A380 inaugural. Or book from FRA to DWC via DOH or something similar. For example you can book on Business FRA to DWC via DOH for EU 1500 while it is EU 2900 for FRA-DOH.
One has to know the tricks of the trade.
You can see some nice pictures of the new Bus on Frankfurt Aviation Forum. I am sure more will be posted later in the day.
http://fraaviation.forumsfree.de/t13808-15-01-2015
Jan 15, 2015, 10:27 am
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Qatar Airways Launches First A350 Flight
The initial of a Doha carrier’s 80 A350s has entered use to Frankfurt
Qatar Airways’ initial A350-900XWB blurb moody took off from Doha to Frankfurt this morning.
QR067 over 0749 and is due to arrive 1220 internal time and QR68 will skip Frankfurt 1525 and arrive in Doha 2325.
Qatar Airways skeleton to work double-daily A350 flights to Frankfurt in March, according to attention website airlineroute.net. The Doha conduit has 80 A350s on sequence – a many of any carrier, comprising 42 A350-900s and 37 A350-1000s.
read more here:
http://www.qatardailystar.com/qatar-...t-a350-flight/
The initial of a Doha carrier’s 80 A350s has entered use to Frankfurt
Qatar Airways’ initial A350-900XWB blurb moody took off from Doha to Frankfurt this morning.
QR067 over 0749 and is due to arrive 1220 internal time and QR68 will skip Frankfurt 1525 and arrive in Doha 2325.
Qatar Airways skeleton to work double-daily A350 flights to Frankfurt in March, according to attention website airlineroute.net. The Doha conduit has 80 A350s on sequence – a many of any carrier, comprising 42 A350-900s and 37 A350-1000s.
read more here:
http://www.qatardailystar.com/qatar-...t-a350-flight/
Jan 16, 2015, 1:06 am
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Qatar Airways Launches First A350 Flight
The initial of a Doha carrier’s 80 A350s has entered use to Frankfurt
Qatar Airways’ initial A350-900XWB blurb moody took off from Doha to Frankfurt this morning.
QR067 over 0749 and is due to arrive 1220 internal time and QR68 will skip Frankfurt 1525 and arrive in Doha 2325.
Qatar Airways skeleton to work double-daily A350 flights to Frankfurt in March, according to attention website airlineroute.net. The Doha conduit has 80 A350s on sequence – a many of any carrier, comprising 42 A350-900s and 37 A350-1000s.
read more here:
http://www.qatardailystar.com/qatar-...t-a350-flight/
The initial of a Doha carrier’s 80 A350s has entered use to Frankfurt
Qatar Airways’ initial A350-900XWB blurb moody took off from Doha to Frankfurt this morning.
QR067 over 0749 and is due to arrive 1220 internal time and QR68 will skip Frankfurt 1525 and arrive in Doha 2325.
Qatar Airways skeleton to work double-daily A350 flights to Frankfurt in March, according to attention website airlineroute.net. The Doha conduit has 80 A350s on sequence – a many of any carrier, comprising 42 A350-900s and 37 A350-1000s.
read more here:
http://www.qatardailystar.com/qatar-...t-a350-flight/
Jan 16, 2015, 1:53 am
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Here's a video with an (extremely) creepy guy from CNN. He is so annoying. He managed interviews with Fabrice Bregier and Al Baker during the flight, as well as being able to see part of the cabin and takeoff from Doha.
http://youtu.be/K-QWLU3MEbM
Video of the departure from FRA:
http://youtu.be/_AmpOq2m2hs
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Jan 17, 2015, 3:28 pm
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I took this flight in J.
The cabin is very cool. With no central bins it has a very open and airy feeling and its a large space, the entrance feature when boarding at Door 2 gives a great feeling of spaciousness. (Though the J lavs are tiny... :-)
While it was nowhere near the razmatazz of the A380 first flight QR did a good job with the PR for the event and it was a fun trip. There were a number of familiar faces from other inaugurals aboard.. Probably the best part was the impromptu Q and A session with the CEO, Akbar Al Baker who provided some interesting insights into the state of aviation and also his competitors in his famously blunt and direct style...
Conversely my return flight FRA-DOH was aboard the Dreamliner. Made the mistake of not pre-selecting a seat and paid a heavy price for my sins. Seats 6EF are a pair of the most dire business class seats I think I have ever seen. Sandwiched in the middle at the back of the cabin, between the 2 toilets and protruding back into the Y cabin with no windows visible it was like sitting in the back of a dark cupboard.
I spent the entire flight trying to decide whether 6EF stood for either "excrement flushing" after the accompanying soundtrack about 2ft from my head for the duration of the flight or for "effectively forgotten" for the level of service myself and the inmate in 6E received compared to the rest of the cabin.. Ignored during the newspaper run, missed with the Godiva chocolates, drinks runs missed about 50% of the time etc.. ho hum, first world problems I know.
Anyway, currently in transit in CMB on my way home to Singapore after the flight. (that should help also give a clue about where to buy tickets from for trips like this in future...
A good write up on the flight by Gino here...
http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/01/...s-a350-flight/
The cabin is very cool. With no central bins it has a very open and airy feeling and its a large space, the entrance feature when boarding at Door 2 gives a great feeling of spaciousness. (Though the J lavs are tiny... :-)
While it was nowhere near the razmatazz of the A380 first flight QR did a good job with the PR for the event and it was a fun trip. There were a number of familiar faces from other inaugurals aboard.. Probably the best part was the impromptu Q and A session with the CEO, Akbar Al Baker who provided some interesting insights into the state of aviation and also his competitors in his famously blunt and direct style...
Conversely my return flight FRA-DOH was aboard the Dreamliner. Made the mistake of not pre-selecting a seat and paid a heavy price for my sins. Seats 6EF are a pair of the most dire business class seats I think I have ever seen. Sandwiched in the middle at the back of the cabin, between the 2 toilets and protruding back into the Y cabin with no windows visible it was like sitting in the back of a dark cupboard.
I spent the entire flight trying to decide whether 6EF stood for either "excrement flushing" after the accompanying soundtrack about 2ft from my head for the duration of the flight or for "effectively forgotten" for the level of service myself and the inmate in 6E received compared to the rest of the cabin.. Ignored during the newspaper run, missed with the Godiva chocolates, drinks runs missed about 50% of the time etc.. ho hum, first world problems I know.
Anyway, currently in transit in CMB on my way home to Singapore after the flight. (that should help also give a clue about where to buy tickets from for trips like this in future...
A good write up on the flight by Gino here...
http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/01/...s-a350-flight/
Jan 20, 2015, 5:13 pm
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Jan 20, 2015, 5:18 pm
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Another great review at http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...ugural-flight/
This bit really got me excited, as I feel that noise pollution is one of the most fatiguing aspects of airline travel:
This bit really got me excited, as I feel that noise pollution is one of the most fatiguing aspects of airline travel:
The A350 is extremely quiet. Like, unbelievably so. It makes the 787 and A380 seem loud, by comparison. After flying an A330 two days later, I can’t even begin to state how different the noise level was.
Jan 21, 2015, 2:44 am
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I noticed.
Here's a video with an (extremely) creepy guy from CNN. He is so annoying. He managed interviews with Fabrice Bregier and Al Baker during the flight, as well as being able to see part of the cabin and takeoff from Doha.
http://youtu.be/K-QWLU3MEbM
Video of the departure from FRA:
http://youtu.be/_AmpOq2m2hs
:-:
Here's a video with an (extremely) creepy guy from CNN. He is so annoying. He managed interviews with Fabrice Bregier and Al Baker during the flight, as well as being able to see part of the cabin and takeoff from Doha.
http://youtu.be/K-QWLU3MEbM
Video of the departure from FRA:
http://youtu.be/_AmpOq2m2hs
:-:
Jan 21, 2015, 2:58 am
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