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Qatar have confirmed the presence of a policy whereby if a customer booked a QSuites flight and subsequently gets an aircraft type swap can you request travel on an alternative flight, subject to availability, see post #2709 Previously this included change of routing, now it only includes changing the date on the same routing. QR issued tickets only!

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Jan 9, 2017, 6:00 am

#16

tropikey

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Gdynia, Poland

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Thank you very much. Well, in such case, I don't need to be in rush and I can book flight for period later this year.

Jan 12, 2017, 4:45 am

#17

Rusi KG

Join Date: Jan 2017

Posts: 11

As i remember recently there was an order for 10 more 777-300 Er. Can someone tell me when the delivery starts?

Jan 12, 2017, 5:51 am

#18

N1Rotate

Join Date: Dec 2009

Posts: 842

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusi KG

As i remember recently there was an order for 10 more 777-300 Er. Can someone tell me when the delivery starts?

The new 77W start deliveries in the second half 2017. The 787-9 starts deliveries later in 2018.

Jan 12, 2017, 9:50 am

#19

tropikey

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Gdynia, Poland

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in relation to my previous posts regarding DOH-AKL flights on B772, I'd like to mention only that I ended up with WAW-DOH-PVG in J in late October and return in beginning of November.
As far as I understand, there's a chance that flights on route DOH-PVG-DOH will be equipped with new J seats (although, of course, I know it's impossible to predict it now).
On basis of what factors do they decide which routes will be serviced by planes with new seats? How high (or low) is possibility that PVG will be one of first airports to receive new J seats?

Jan 12, 2017, 10:10 am

#20

Rusi KG

Join Date: Jan 2017

Posts: 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by tropikey

In my opion QR will start with premium routes like Doha-London,Doha-Paris and Doha-New York. After most probably turn will come to PEK and PVG. So the possibility is quite high. Also there is small chance that WAW may get A350 by october

Jan 12, 2017, 11:16 am

#21

tropikey

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Gdynia, Poland

Posts: 631

Thanks for good news :-)
WAW-DOH in A350 would be great! I haven't heard about it earlier. We'll see...

Jan 12, 2017, 12:57 pm

#22

Rusi KG

Join Date: Jan 2017

Posts: 11

@N1 Rotate-Seems they are planning to open so many routes if they are getting 787-9 from 2018. What do you think how they are going to solve problem with being short of 777-200 LR? Because cities like Santiago and Las Vegas can be served only with 777-200. They should have ordered 777-200 LR instead of 777-300 ER

Last edited by Rusi KG; Jan 12, 2017 at 1:03 pm

Feb 12, 2017, 12:22 pm

#23

remdk

Join Date: Apr 2012

Posts: 3,944

The 8 March 2017 now appears to be confirmed as the launch date according to http://www.qatarairways.com/english_...lease_itb_eng1.

Does anyone know the contents of the patents?

Feb 12, 2017, 9:51 pm

#24

fgirard

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: SoCal (ONT), PVD/BOS, JAX, RSW

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusi KG

Would DOH-SIN (A350) (and v.v.) get the new J seats in time for my October flights (flying LAX-DOH-SIN v.v.)?

Feb 12, 2017, 10:25 pm

#25

remdk

Join Date: Apr 2012

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fgirard welcome to the QR forum.

According to the known plans the B777s will be the first aircraft type to be retrofitted with the new seats at the rate of two or three a month.
New aircraft deliveries after 8 March are also supposed to be delivered with the new seat.
A small number of A350s are due to be delivered this year supposedly with the new seat. If they will be used on DOH-SIN is not known.

So the answer to your question is NO ONE KNOWS!

Feb 12, 2017, 10:52 pm

#26

fgirard

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Quote:

Originally Posted by remdk

Thanks for the welcome.

So I'll know if the a/c has the new seat once boarded in DOH.

ETA: It took forever for UA to a) announce that they were developing a new C product and b) show us all the design of the seat.

Feb 13, 2017, 2:33 am

#27

WorldLux

Join Date: Sep 2015

Programs: LH SEN; BA Gold

Posts: 8,405

Quote:

Originally Posted by fgirard

So I'll know if the a/c has the new seat once boarded in DOH.

You'll probably have quite decent chances of getting it. IIRC QR gets another 6 or 7 A350 over the next 6 months or so and a dozen or so until the end of the year. If they are all delivered with the new business class, you'll probably have better odds, than people flying the 777 and hoping for a retrofit.

Feb 13, 2017, 3:40 pm

#28

tboons

Join Date: Apr 2012

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Chicago could be a first to get the new business class. Then maybe JFK?

Feb 13, 2017, 4:00 pm

#29

WorldLux

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tboons

Chicago could be a first to get the new business class. Then maybe JFK?

Not necessarily given that their A350s fly to lots of destinations. I would imagine that flying the A350 with the Super C only between DOH and NA is going to be tricky schedule-wise.

Feb 13, 2017, 7:11 pm

#30

Dr. HFH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by remdk

AKL is scheduled to have the B777-200LR.

I believe that that is the only aircraft currently in QR's fleet which can make the flight nonstop.