Aug 29, 2022, 7:32 am
Last edit by: VilBur
HEL-DOH AY1981 16:00-23:45 333 16DEC22-
DOH-HEL AY1982 08:00-14:15 333 17DEC22-
ARN-DOH AY1983 15:10-23:50 333 01NOV22-
DOH-ARN AY1984 08:10-13:25 333 02NOV22-
CPH-DOH AY1985 15:15-23:30 333 01NOV22-
DOH-CPH AY1986 08:15-13:10 333 02NOV22-
Flights are considered long-haul (AY+ awards & accrual as well as complimentary meals in all classes of travel).
AY and QR both have set quotas and specifically allocated seats on board. At least on the ARN service, the AY quota in J is 7 seats (1L, 2DHL, 3DHL) and the Y quota is 61 seats (3136 DEGHJL, 59JL, 6163DEGHJL.
The PE cabin is not sold by either airline. The PE seats belong to the QR quota and can be assigned to QR Y pax at no extra charge.
Transferring at DOH, you will have access to the following lounges when departing on AY or QR, in descending order:
1. Al Safwa, for QR customers ticketed in F. Close to the bear
2. Al Mourjan lounges, for AY & QR customers ticketed in J (J Light not eligible). Al Mourjan South is close to the bear (escalator up right next to the escalator coming down from transfer security). Al Mourjan North (Al Mourjan Garden) entrance is located between the northern stop of the intra-terminal train and The Orchard. Al Mourjan North lounge is twice as big as Al Mourjan South and has views over The Orchard.
3. Qatar Airways Platinum & Gold Lounge North, for Golds, Platinums and Lumos regardless of class of travel. This lounge is a shared Platinum & Gold lounge. Entrance near gate C14
4. Qatar Airways Platinum Lounge South, for Platinums and Lumos regardless of class of travel. At gate A1.
5. Qatar Airways Gold Lounge South, for Golds, Platinums and Lumos regardless of class of travel. At gate A1 (shared entrance with the Platinum Lounge South)
All lounges operate 24/7.
DOH-HEL AY1982 08:00-14:15 333 17DEC22-
ARN-DOH AY1983 15:10-23:50 333 01NOV22-
DOH-ARN AY1984 08:10-13:25 333 02NOV22-
CPH-DOH AY1985 15:15-23:30 333 01NOV22-
DOH-CPH AY1986 08:15-13:10 333 02NOV22-
Flights are considered long-haul (AY+ awards & accrual as well as complimentary meals in all classes of travel).
AY and QR both have set quotas and specifically allocated seats on board. At least on the ARN service, the AY quota in J is 7 seats (1L, 2DHL, 3DHL) and the Y quota is 61 seats (3136 DEGHJL, 59JL, 6163DEGHJL.
The PE cabin is not sold by either airline. The PE seats belong to the QR quota and can be assigned to QR Y pax at no extra charge.
Transferring at DOH, you will have access to the following lounges when departing on AY or QR, in descending order:
1. Al Safwa, for QR customers ticketed in F. Close to the bear
2. Al Mourjan lounges, for AY & QR customers ticketed in J (J Light not eligible). Al Mourjan South is close to the bear (escalator up right next to the escalator coming down from transfer security). Al Mourjan North (Al Mourjan Garden) entrance is located between the northern stop of the intra-terminal train and The Orchard. Al Mourjan North lounge is twice as big as Al Mourjan South and has views over The Orchard.
3. Qatar Airways Platinum & Gold Lounge North, for Golds, Platinums and Lumos regardless of class of travel. This lounge is a shared Platinum & Gold lounge. Entrance near gate C14
4. Qatar Airways Platinum Lounge South, for Platinums and Lumos regardless of class of travel. At gate A1.
5. Qatar Airways Gold Lounge South, for Golds, Platinums and Lumos regardless of class of travel. At gate A1 (shared entrance with the Platinum Lounge South)
All lounges operate 24/7.
Finnair to launch service to Doha (DOH) ex-HEL, ARN, CPH
Jan 17, 2023, 2:33 am
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Just a sidenote, but I was on a Iberia Express flight to CPH recently and there were announcement in Danish. IIRC, Aegean also had Danish announcements on arrival to CPH. So it seems some airlines actually has this principle of carrying at least one FA speaking the language of the destination.
Jan 17, 2023, 3:19 am
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Just a sidenote, but I was on a Iberia Express flight to CPH recently and there were announcement in Danish. IIRC, Aegean also had Danish announcements on arrival to CPH. So it seems some airlines actually has this principle of carrying at least one FA speaking the language of the destination.
Jan 17, 2023, 4:44 am
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But AY have prerecordings too on shorthaul flights. For example German to Zurich and French to Geneva, or Estonian on Norra to Tallinn.
I guess they dont use the same system on widebody fleet, but cant imagine it to be difficult to load them to A330/A350.
I guess they dont use the same system on widebody fleet, but cant imagine it to be difficult to load them to A330/A350.
Jan 17, 2023, 5:51 am
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A330/A350 need to have such an option installed in advance, which most European airlines don't opt for. AFAIR QR has such prerecorded announcements on all their aircraft, the McD/Purser just pushes a button or two when there is a standard announcement to make.
Jan 17, 2023, 8:17 am
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The only Danish announcements I have had on QR on Copenhagen flights was when the pilot actually happened to be Danish, I have never had any Danish from the cabin crew, so I guess the language needs to be more exotic than that to be on the recordings. The Japanese announcements are made by an actual FA, so that is also not exotic enough.
Jan 17, 2023, 8:21 am
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Jan 21, 2023, 2:22 am
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I'm looking to book RVN - DOH (via HEL) with cash on Finnair, and then points from DOH - PER on Qatar air using Velocity points.
The connection time is 2 hours 50 minutes, which should be enough, but doesn't allow a lot of time for delays. Having the luggage checked through and boarding passes issued would be highly beneficial at de-risking.
The flight times (235AM) mean that waiting for the next flight (24 hours) means I need to pay for 2 nights accommodation in DOH.
I even looked at booking the finnair legs via the Qatar airways website, but the pricing is significantly higher doing it that way.
Jan 25, 2023, 6:50 am
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With this limited experience and with all imaginable disclaimers, I would suggest that if you live in the ARN or MMX/CPH area, look for AY tickets via DOH to your final destination and if you find a good price in Y, expect to be able to upgrade the AY-op leg at a very god price (and then sit in Y on the QR-op leg). I paid 126 and 129 euros for my upgrades.
Jan 25, 2023, 9:36 am
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Jan 29, 2023, 10:11 pm
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Onboard AY1962 right now, surprised to find out that no champagne served as pre-departure beverage, only water and blueberry juice. AY doesnt want to pay the Qatari alcohol-tax?
Due to drone-action in Iran the flight time will be 7.35 avoiding the Iranian airspace.
Due to drone-action in Iran the flight time will be 7.35 avoiding the Iranian airspace.
Jan 30, 2023, 12:06 am
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All EK and QR flights go through Iraq towards Turkey. I think its more sustainable to fly the long way around?
Jan 30, 2023, 1:22 am
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According to the chief purser the reason for no champagne on ground is the Qatari customs
not sure if its not allowed to serve alcohol or if Finnair doesnt want to pay the high duty.
Jan 30, 2023, 1:47 am
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Jan 30, 2023, 2:56 am
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I think I might call BS on that excuse. QR is actually quite prone to not serving PDB champagne in airports with high duty (hello Copenhagen route) but they gladly serve champagne on Doha departures. Or is there a sneaky exemption for Qatar?