Qatar Airways (QR) Partners With AS and Adds SEA-DOH
Aug 9, 2021, 7:20 pm
#106
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: RDU/BKK
Programs: AA Plat
Posts: 260
Mini QSuites cabin on A351 is nice, but worth noting that 777 has 4 lavs (two front, two at L2/R2) in J as opposed to only 3 on A351 (two front, one at L2) for roughly the same number of passengers.
Aug 10, 2021, 2:36 am
#107
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold
Posts: 3,215
I’ve only ever flown the Qsuites on the 777. I will be flying it out of Seattle in January on the 777, assuming everything goes according to plan. Is it worth it to fly down out of LAX or SFO for the A350? Are the Qsuites that noticeably different?
Aug 10, 2021, 1:38 pm
#109
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,299
I agree with this completely, but I've always preferred Airbii to the Boeings, plus the former still has a slightly new plane smell. (and is quieter, for sure)
Aug 12, 2021, 1:45 am
#110
Join Date: Nov 2016
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Hmph... nine decibels is quite a lot, isn't it? o.O
Aug 13, 2021, 2:50 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2001
Programs: Alaska Tanzanite 100K
Posts: 3,858
I booked SEA-SFO-DOH-FRA purely to try out the A350-1000. Not sure I'll get a chance to fly on that bird anytime soon. The only downside is we don't get access to ANY of the QR lounges, from the looks of it, unless in F/J. Paid access is $45 for the "steerage" lounge and $96 for the Business/First class lounge in Doha.
Aug 17, 2021, 4:16 am
#112
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold
Posts: 3,215
I booked SEA-SFO-DOH-FRA purely to try out the A350-1000. Not sure I'll get a chance to fly on that bird anytime soon. The only downside is we don't get access to ANY of the QR lounges, from the looks of it, unless in F/J. Paid access is $45 for the "steerage" lounge and $96 for the Business/First class lounge in Doha.
Aug 17, 2021, 8:07 am
#113
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,299
I booked SEA-SFO-DOH-FRA purely to try out the A350-1000. Not sure I'll get a chance to fly on that bird anytime soon. The only downside is we don't get access to ANY of the QR lounges, from the looks of it, unless in F/J. Paid access is $45 for the "steerage" lounge and $96 for the Business/First class lounge in Doha.
Aug 18, 2021, 7:42 pm
#114
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Has someone already reported this quirk? I want 2 business class tickets from LAX-DAR on Qatar.
Day 1 - 120K per ticket (business)
Day 2 - 280K per ticket (business)
I attempted to ticket Day 1 at 120K with no success. I called AS. The agent told me that there are two levels of business class fares on Qatar. Apparently the 280K tickets are getting issued but the 120K tickets are not. Needless to say, I have no interest in spending 560K AS miles for 2 one way seats.
Day 1 - 120K per ticket (business)
Day 2 - 280K per ticket (business)
I attempted to ticket Day 1 at 120K with no success. I called AS. The agent told me that there are two levels of business class fares on Qatar. Apparently the 280K tickets are getting issued but the 120K tickets are not. Needless to say, I have no interest in spending 560K AS miles for 2 one way seats.
Aug 18, 2021, 7:55 pm
#115
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold
Posts: 3,215
Has someone already reported this quirk? I want 2 business class tickets from LAX-DAR on Qatar.
Day 1 - 120K per ticket (business)
Day 2 - 280K per ticket (business)
I attempted to ticket Day 1 at 120K with no success. I called AS. The agent told me that there are two levels of business class fares on Qatar. Apparently the 280K tickets are getting issued but the 120K tickets are not. Needless to say, I have no interest in spending 560K AS miles for 2 one way seats.
Day 1 - 120K per ticket (business)
Day 2 - 280K per ticket (business)
I attempted to ticket Day 1 at 120K with no success. I called AS. The agent told me that there are two levels of business class fares on Qatar. Apparently the 280K tickets are getting issued but the 120K tickets are not. Needless to say, I have no interest in spending 560K AS miles for 2 one way seats.
Destinations to Africa can be as low as 85k one-way
Aug 19, 2021, 10:28 am
#117
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA LT PLT; HH Diamond; AS 75K
Posts: 2,878
fyi, you're responding to a post about Y, not J, and it's one less bathroom, not one bathroom for J. It's also somewhat irrelevant if you end up in the mini-cabin (rows 11 or 12) as there's a lav at the front (behind the main J cabin) that effectively gives you 1 lav for 8 seats.
Aug 19, 2021, 1:02 pm
#118
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,299
Have you flown QR? Not so surprisingly, they're also quite effective at policing the cabins.
Edit: policing obviously applies to Y poachers. I should use "managing", as on my last flight in the forward cabin (SFO-DOH) they encouraged J pax to use the 2 front, kept them clean after each use and only closed 1 off for the crew for brief periods, not the entire flight.
Last edited by NoLaGent; Aug 19, 2021 at 1:23 pm