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Qatar have confirmed the presence of a policy whereby if a customer booked a QSuites flight and subsequently gets an aircraft type swap can you request travel on an alternative flight, subject to availability, see post #2709 Previously this included change of routing, now it only includes changing the date on the same routing. QR issued tickets only!

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Mar 11, 2017, 7:30 am

#241

florens

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Quote:

Originally Posted by remdk

florens thanks for your suggestions. I have already considered just that type of information but at the moment there is no need for it.
The retrofit plan is very uncertain at the moment. The only facts known are that the 34 existing 773s will be retrofitted first. After that it will be the turn of the 13 A350s and the 9 B772s but the order is as yet unknown.

The timing is not right either because retrofitting is expected to start in June.
To start with just one aircraft a month will be retrofitted and then increase to 2-3 per month. Even that plan may not be kept to. There are 19 months June 2017 to December 2018 and more than 56* aircraft to be retrofitted. The aircraft will have to be taken out of service for the retrofit and while many retrofits can be planned to fit with the regular maintenance schedules there will be some which do not fit.

One piece of good news is that all new deliveries are supposed to have the new seats fitted on delivery.

As to the A380s and B787s it has been suggested here that the cabin geometry precludes use of the new seats. And of course it will be impossible to retrofit any narrow bodied aircraft. The A330s andA340s are unlikely to be fitted with the new seats due to their age. So much for 'Fleetwide' installation!

All the above, whilst based on some confirmed facts, is really conjecture and as such not particularly reliable.

* the numbers of aircraft are the number 'in fleet' as of 1st. January 2017 as stated on http://www.qatarairways.com/dk/en/our-fleet.page. There have been several deliveries since then.

When there is factual information available it will be placed in the Wiki.

Alright, thanks!

Mar 11, 2017, 8:33 am

#242

remdk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregoire Dumas

Thanks for the information. QR has 4 A350 in Toulouse that should be delivered starting next month, does that mean they will have the QSuite?

If that is the case then it will be available before June and the first 77W...

Gregoire Dumas welcome to the QR forum at this exciting time.

New deliveries are supposed to be fitted with the new QSuites. We will have to wait and see if they do actually have them.

In expectation of them being fitted with QSuites on delivery then yes they will appear on some A350 flights before the B773 flights.

Mar 11, 2017, 10:31 am

#243

remdk

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joeu1998 the best place to see deliveries as they happen is http://www.theqatarsource.com/.

Mar 13, 2017, 4:22 am

#244

srbrenna

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I'm off to CPT in October/November and note that I have been scheduled a 77W and A359. Now, assuming that these are the frames that I'll fly on, I reckon I'll have a chance!

Mar 16, 2017, 2:20 am

#245

NZbutterfly

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I wonder if they'll have mattresses on the seats and if so where they would store them. I thought I heard an American blogger mention something about a soft mattress but don't recall seeing any in the videos.

Might try the AKL-DOH direct once the Q suites are fitted.

Mar 20, 2017, 2:38 pm

#246

N1Rotate

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A video from CNBC showing more of the functionality of the seat (including arm rest/storage) and the new bedding.

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000601241

Mar 25, 2017, 4:00 pm

#247

iluvdoco

Join Date: Aug 2014

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First routes for the QSuite:

http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....suites-leaked/

Quote:

London, then Paris, New York, Tokyo and, finally, São Paulo.

Mar 25, 2017, 9:49 pm

#248

Dr. HFH

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London, then Paris, New York, Tokyo and, finally, São Paulo.

Not what I had hoped for personally, but I can see that it likely makes sense from QR's perspective.

Mar 25, 2017, 10:00 pm

#249

Lobster

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I'm still in with a chance, I have a LHR-DOH booking on the 777ER flight on 11th Jul

Mar 26, 2017, 5:23 am

#250

WorldLux

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Tokyo seems odd. Isn't Tokyo served by A350 and 77L, whereas the first aircrafts to receive the Q Suite are supposed to be 77W?

Mar 26, 2017, 5:38 am

#251

remdk

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WorldLux just because the 773s will be the first aircraft in the QR fleet to be retrofitted does not mean that they will be the first operational aircraft to have the new seat. New deliveries are supposed to be delivered with the new seats. Thus there should be a number of A350s with the new seat before retrofitting even starts.

Mar 26, 2017, 9:55 am

#252

justatourist

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Well according to routes online there's this:

Doha – Tokyo Haneda eff 01JUL17 A350-900XWB replaces 787-8, 1 daily

So I guess this route will have a couple of the brand new A350 on it (currently in TLS doing cabin fit) in rotation with the other routes?

Mar 26, 2017, 10:34 am

#253

WorldLux

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Quote:

Originally Posted by justatourist

Doha – Tokyo Haneda eff 01JUL17 A350-900XWB replaces 787-8, 1 daily

The current seat map shows the "old" configuration. And given, that they may just transfer "old" A350s from other routes on which they'll use the Q Suite A350s .

Mar 26, 2017, 12:23 pm

#254

plunet

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WorldLux

The current seat map shows the "old" configuration. And given, that they may just transfer "old" A350s from other routes on which they'll use the Q Suite A350s .

Gosh, if that is the case, there is going to be a whole bunch of speculation on the Sake thread as to if and when the Q suites might or might not materialise.

Mar 26, 2017, 2:20 pm

#255

justatourist

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Wait, the drama can be even better if QR puts a brand new A359 with the Q Suites on rotation with other 350s that don't have them