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- Press release: "Qatar Airways is set to receive three A380 aircraft in quick succession this summer and the new aircraft will commence operations on the QR003 and QR004 London-Heathrow route."
- GDS show the first day of commercial service to be
17JUN1410OCT14 * Confirmed by QR for DOH-LHR * - Seat map in post 31 at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22775349-post31.html
- Cabin and seat photos at http://www.ausbt.com.au/photos-qatar...business-class
- Video of the experience at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak2GBcAvt7U&authuser=0
- Another inflight video of business class on the 380 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSiW...ature=youtu.be
- expertflyer shows QR A388 services commencing 05JAN15 DOH-BKK (QR836) and BKK-DOH (QR833) - Phil the Flyer
Start of QR A380 services
May 1, 2014, 12:01 am
#46
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Anyone know if QR is restricting F awards on the A380 flight to/from LHR? Can't seem to find a single F seat on QR3/4 on their website.. The rest of the flights (A346) have F available..
May 1, 2014, 12:33 pm
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May 1, 2014, 2:44 pm
#50
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I hope that changes in a few months...
May 2, 2014, 7:35 am
#51
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From QR's web-site, for a late June 2014 travel date:
QR003 (A388) F DOH-LHR = QAR21,020 First Flexible (no First semi-Flexible available on this particular flight) - approximate equivalent GBP3,420.
CAI-DOH-LHR (including QR003 F) = EGP13,559 (First semi-Flexible) - approximate equivalent GBP1,150.
So, for one-third of the ex-DOH price you can sample QR's A388 F cabin by flying ex-CAI. Forget award travel; just get yourself to CAI.
QR003 (A388) F DOH-LHR = QAR21,020 First Flexible (no First semi-Flexible available on this particular flight) - approximate equivalent GBP3,420.
CAI-DOH-LHR (including QR003 F) = EGP13,559 (First semi-Flexible) - approximate equivalent GBP1,150.
So, for one-third of the ex-DOH price you can sample QR's A388 F cabin by flying ex-CAI. Forget award travel; just get yourself to CAI.
May 2, 2014, 11:33 am
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Sounds like a great opportunity for the luxury inclined traveler.
Not bad at all, actually. I am seriously tempted, but can't find the time this summer unfortunately, and I don't expect fares like this to last for very long...
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May 4, 2014, 12:56 am
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It's not a 'special' or 'limited-time' fare; it's QR's standard First semi-flexible A388 fare - you can purchase tickets at this fare on QR's web-site for travel into 2015. Of course there is no guarantee that QR won't raise fares generally across the board in the future; however historically QR have maintained the level of other ex-CAI F fares for the best part of twelve months.
May 6, 2014, 8:46 pm
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It was going to be QR 39 in the original link if I'm not mistaken (before it switched back to the A346) so that would be my best guess. I don't think it's been officially announced which service yet though.
May 11, 2014, 6:41 am
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Has there been any word about when we can except CDG to be upgraded to A380? Or the next LHR departure? I'm considering speculatively booking CDG/LHR-DOH before the equipment change to get to try A380 F.
May 12, 2014, 2:54 am
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There appears to be an issue selecting F A380 seats on QR's web-site; so I'll contact them to resolve that.
Once again, thanks to all those who have contributed to this thread. ^
A quick phone call to QR in Doha confirmed seats 1E and 1F for the missus and I. New airport, new A380 - looking forward to it.
Having previously been unable to select F seats on-line (I still can't) I called QR two weeks ago to reserve seats 1E and 1F. These seats were confirmed, both on the e-ticket receipts (two different booking references) and the expertflyer seat map.
Out of idle curiousity I checked expertflyer this morning to see how many other F seats were taken for our flight. To my surprise, and dismay, our own seat reservations had been deleted (confirmed by re-checking our e-tickets on-line). Happily, another call just now to QR in Doha has re-instated our seat reservations.
However - for the 14 DOH-LHR A380 flights next month - for the 112 (14 x 8) F seats available (17-30 June 2014 inclusive) only 3 (including the 2 for my wife and I) show on expertflyer as having been reserved. While our flight currently shows F6 P0 A0, a further 8 flights currently show F8 P0 A0, 4 flights show F7 P0 A0, and the other one shows F6, P0, A0. Has QR really only currently got a grand total of 8 F passengers for its 14 A380 DOH-LHR flights in June (i.e. currently 104 empty F seats) - or am I mis-reading the situation?
May 14, 2014, 11:15 am
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However - for the 14 DOH-LHR A380 flights next month - for the 112 (14 x 8) F seats available (17-30 June 2014 inclusive) only 3 (including the 2 for my wife and I) show on expertflyer as having been reserved. While our flight currently shows F6 P0 A0, a further 8 flights currently show F8 P0 A0, 4 flights show F7 P0 A0, and the other one shows F6, P0, A0. Has QR really only currently got a grand total of 8 F passengers for its 14 A380 DOH-LHR flights in June (i.e. currently 104 empty F seats) - or am I mis-reading the situation?
May 19, 2014, 6:24 am
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A380 to CDG has appeared!
To say I am hugely excited is an understatement. Look what just appeared in our booking made back in February 
Flight 2 Thursday, July 10, 2014
confirmed
Departure: 08:10 Doha, Qatar - Doha International, terminal 1
Arrival: 14:10 Paris, France - Charles De Gaulle, terminal 1
Airline: Qatar Airways QR039
Duration: 7:00
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A380-800
Last check in: information not available
Fare type: Business
Flight 2 Thursday, July 10, 2014
confirmed
Departure: 08:10 Doha, Qatar - Doha International, terminal 1
Arrival: 14:10 Paris, France - Charles De Gaulle, terminal 1
Airline: Qatar Airways QR039
Duration: 7:00
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A380-800
Last check in: information not available
Fare type: Business