Hello,

Please could you give me some advice I have never flown with Qatar (but have flown Emirates twice before on this routing) The Qatar prices in business are about £150 cheaper than Emirates and also as a BA Executive Club Member it is a good thing to be able to earn points.

I am nervous about flying Qatar due to two things firstly the times between flights in Doha seem rather short (Emirates diverted by luggage for a mini break both times in Dubai last time!) and also I have heard that you can easily be downgraded if a VIP and his family shows up!

Looking at my dates early March there is an A340 with 55 before connecting flights, the A380 with 1.15 hours or a A330 with 2 hours. What would you recommend I consider....?

On the way back once again the connection times are very tight unless I consider the A319 which has a 4 hour connecting time.

What is the food and the entertainment like on the plane - I know not nearly as good as Emirates (with their ICE) and I have heard the wine is excellent.

Help - all advice very thankfully and gratefully received?

ps one last question how would I go about transferring any points I might earn to BAEC? Do I sign up to Qatar Miles and get the additional 2,000 and transfer or do I just add them to my booking?

Thank you very much for your help - much appreciated.