with the catering changes and Qsuites and a need to make money I suspect QR is now (rightly) protecting the revenue in the business cabin.

On one recent asia-doha they were not permitting anything but fully paid up upgrades into business - despite some rather ‘entitled’ punters at the gate demanding something for nothing.

Pretty understandable - on the 787 and 350s they have an industry beating product. Why give it away?