Matt4

ranskis

The problem of the 777-200LR seat is the foot part of the seat is not fully horizontal in bed position, I need to use my carry-on and a blanket to stabilize it in a firm horizontal position but all in all, I sleep better there than in QR 787. However the entertainment system of the 777-200LR is very difficult to navigate, it takes ages to browse movies on offer either via the remote control or via the touch screen that is quite far from the seat, unlike the better entertainment system of the 787 which is then better for lounging.

dsched

Is this offer long gone? I missed out badly couldnt replicate it even a a day after the OP.

lost_in_translation

Was a 48 hour flash sale I'm afraid. Keep an eye on ARN / OSL as departure points also as they're probably your best bet for seeing a fare close to this from previous experience.

Dirty_Idea

I just flew DOH-SYD with the old 777 seats and found it less comfortable compared to the newer seats (not q-suites). I found the seat had a very uncomfortable ridge around shoulder height which stopped me sleeping much more than a few minutes. The newer seats only had one problem for me, and that was bruised elbows from hitting them against the shell of the seat round my head. Positive of flying the 777 was that the flight was very quiet compared to the A380, which meant that I could move to an empty row.

pointy

I've booked one of these for my gran in September / October .
She's chuffed as a butty.

irishguy28

While technically correct, in the end the difference is meaningless.

There is no Avios Tier bonus awarded for flights on Qatar, so getting your 4 flights in early, and trying to hasten the increase in status, will have no actual effect as regards how the QR flights post to your BA account. As you said, the membership year is fixed, so regardless of which order you clear the various hurdles (earning TPs, taking the required number of BA flights) the status will end up being valid until the same date anyway. The number of Avios earned, and the type of lounge available, will in no way change whether one has status with BA at any point during these QR flights.

But for someone whose only planned oneworld flying were these QR tickets, performing the 4 BA sectors prior to taking these QR flights, or waiting until after the QR flights to take the 4 BA sectors, will have no other visible effect other than the status is reached "earlier" in the current membership year.

mikeyd1

I have a general question surrounding this fare. I booked this deal last month, but am flying to Christchurch instead of Auckland. (MAN-DOH-SYD-CHC), booked on a single ticket as a Qatar business class fare.
The final leg of that ticket (Sydney to Christchurch) however is operated by Air New Zealand and is in economy (This was all booked through Qatar on one ticket, and was all that was offered for the final leg.)

I am wondering whether I will be allowed to use the business class lounge in Sydney (on my way to NZ) if my final outward leg to Christchurch is only in economy, but my long haul flight into Sydney was in business class? Any ideas?

orbitmic

Unfortunately you won't.

Croupier

Sisyphus1carus

Hate it when fares which have gone get bumped !!
like now !!

Get all excited thinking it's a new and available one :-(

Tocsin

Apologies for resurrecting

For those also booked on the MAN-DOH-AKL run, I've just received an alert for airframe change from B788 to A359 on the MAN-DOH legs in November - there may be some opportunities for a seat change...

(Presumably the continuing engine saga?)

BAGoldBoy