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Sep 3, 2015, 3:11 pm

#826

Calchas

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wavery83

Fair enough. I guess I'm thinking about it from a tourist perspective and not the home market. I would have thought lower fares would encourage a visit to Doha especially as a preview to this wonderful World Cup.

Alternative view: world cup prompts demand, therefore no need to reduce prices

Sep 3, 2015, 11:10 pm

#827

boarding_pass

Join Date: May 2015

Posts: 234

Quote:

Originally Posted by jubbing

Damn can't win at anything in CDG :/

Yes. It may be good to consider flying from LHR!

Sep 4, 2015, 1:59 am

#828

zat_dude

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: DWC

Programs: OWS, *A G

Posts: 629

Quote:

Originally Posted by zehbra

and some fare pricing magic no one can see through exactly (again like everyone else, actually)

no one apart from Sixth Freedom

Sep 4, 2015, 4:04 am

#829

zsc

Join Date: Aug 2015

Location: LHR / LCY / DXB

Programs: QR Silver / BA Silver

Posts: 324

LHR-KUL-LHR significantly more expensive vs KUL-LHR-KUL?

Anyone can explain to me why it is so? Possibilities I can think of:

a. currency fluctuations

... and that's the only thing I can think of.

Sep 4, 2015, 7:36 am

#830

zehbra

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: ZRH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zsc

Anyone can explain to me why it is so? Possibilities I can think of:

a. currency fluctuations

... and that's the only thing I can think of.

Others will know much more about that than me, but: Market demands/what people are willing to pay for it. And of course what everyone else is doing (i.e. I saw ZRH-CKG having exactly the same C prices for both Finnair and QR. The only two airlines that serve the route with one stop.)

I know it's completely ridiculous, but it's the same for Europe-China, where EU-CN is often but not always quite a bit cheaper than the other way around.

Sep 4, 2015, 7:47 am

#831

Calchas

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zsc

Anyone can explain to me why it is so? Possibilities I can think of:

a. currency fluctuations

... and that's the only thing I can think of.

The market for doing KUL-LHR-KUL is willing to pay a different amount than those on LHR-KUL-LHR

Fares are priced in the local origin currency in each case so small fluctuations should not be important.

Sep 4, 2015, 9:08 am

#832

wavery83

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 405

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calchas

Alternative view: world cup prompts demand, therefore no need to reduce prices

Alternative view: no one is going to turn up at that world cup because of the prices and lack of any football culture?

Sep 4, 2015, 10:52 am

#833

Calchas

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wavery83

Alternative view: no one is going to turn up at that world cup because of the prices and lack of any football culture?

Well QR can drop the prices if demand slumps. It would keep me away

Sep 5, 2015, 2:43 am

#834

rembrandtuk

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Does the QR hand luggage limits include wheels? Have my first QR itinerary coming up and my cabin bags are 55cm rather than 50 cm in length

Sep 5, 2015, 2:59 am

#835

zehbra

Join Date: Sep 2013

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rembrandtuk

Does the QR hand luggage limits include wheels? Have my first QR itinerary coming up and my cabin bags are 55cm rather than 50 cm in length

I've never seen it actually enforced/tested (this isn't Ryanair), and QR are usually pretty relaxed with both check-in and hand luggage.

So theoretically I'd say yes, the rules include wheels. Practically: no one will care (most likely).

Sep 5, 2015, 5:04 am

#836

wavery83

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 405

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calchas

Well QR can drop the prices if demand slumps. It would keep me away

Just resume normal pricing when if they hear England have qualified and police aren't monitoring the hooligans?

Sep 10, 2015, 11:58 pm

#837

Alfa_f

Join Date: Aug 2015

Posts: 43

Hi guys! Looking for some advice! First time flying on Qatar airways to Paris. I have two choices for flight times on two different aircrafts. On business class, what would guys recommend: flying on the a380 or the 777?

Thank you!

Sep 11, 2015, 2:25 am

#838

FallOfTheWall

Join Date: Apr 2015

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Posts: 123

Is it acceptable to keep hold of the onboard menu (just the menu, not the leather folder) or is it frowned upon?

Sep 11, 2015, 2:33 am

#839

sturejan

Join Date: Mar 2007

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Posts: 172

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfa_f

If you are flying alone definitely the 380. Travelling as a pair I might consider the triple 7.

Sep 11, 2015, 2:43 am

#840

Alfa_f

Join Date: Aug 2015

Posts: 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by sturejan

If you are flying alone definitely the 380. Travelling as a pair I might consider the triple 7.

Any particular reason for that?
Is there a difference in the level ofservice (seat comfort, staff, food quality) between the two aircrafts?

Thank you!