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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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Jan 14, 2019, 9:22 am

#1801

zeel

Join Date: Aug 2013

Programs: BAEC Gold / OW Emerald

Posts: 142

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grace B

Go for the 777 (if timings suit), as it should be Qsuites (it proceeds on to CBR, where I live). I've been on this flight a couple of times and it has been Qsuites,, and ExpertFlyer is also showing it to be Qsuites on that date.

But, of course, with QR anything can happen, even swapping out the 388.

Booked today and went with the 777 on both the outbound and return - choosing a seat it showed q suites so hopefully nothing will change..

On the outbound DOH > SYD all seats were blocked so I had to call up and get them to unblock a seat .. currently selected 4D as all window seats taken...

is there any preferences for middle block seats ?

Jan 14, 2019, 11:40 pm

#1802

Inzaghi22

Join Date: Jan 2018

Location: GRZ

Programs: Qatar Airways Privilege Club Gold, M&M FQT

Posts: 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeel

Booked today and went with the 777 on both the outbound and return - choosing a seat it showed q suites so hopefully nothing will change..
On the outbound DOH > SYD all seats were blocked so I had to call up and get them to unblock a seat .. currently selected 4D as all window seats taken...
is there any preferences for middle block seats ?

I found this "guide" quite helpful: https://onemileatatime.com/best-qsuites-seat/

Jan 15, 2019, 11:00 am

#1803

KelvinatorNL

Join Date: Jan 2019

Programs: Garudamiles, Krisflyer and Qmiles

Posts: 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by QatarA340

A quick check on the cargo website shows this jet is Q Suites enabled! Waiting for other people to re-confirm.

cargo website?
I went there (check routing page) and it does show an alphabet character after the 777, but does anyone knows what for example (777) N, P or L means?
How do you know it's a triple 7 with qsuite installed? Because of the plane reg nr vs the info from the first post/topic starter?

If everything stays as it is, 'm gonna fly q-suite AMS-DOH/QR274 on the 26th next week. I have booked my J ticket a week ago and until now, I checked expertflyer everyday and it keeps showing a seat map with q-suite...but i did found out QR still schedules the old biz config on average 1-3 days a week.

I have flown with SQ a350 biz class which seems to look a lot like the q-suite. Can I expect the same experience with QR compared to SQ?

Jan 15, 2019, 1:47 pm

#1804

asdf098

Join Date: Jan 2014

Location: NYC

Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum

Posts: 223

I just booked a flight where all A / K are occupied except for 1A. 1A is blocked (based on EF), can't select onlineA, and I highly prefer a window seat. Any chance they would be willing to assign to me? I am a OWE if it helps. First time on QR. Are they responsive on Twitter to such requests or should I call?

Jan 15, 2019, 2:25 pm

#1805

Aziz83

Join Date: Jan 2019

Posts: 5

Just click on the complete guide to qatar airways link in page one of thia thread and ull find more info regarding these letters.
QUOTE=KelvinatorNL;30657886]cargo website?
I went there (check routing page) and it does show an alphabet character after the 777, but does anyone knows what for example (777) N, P or L means?
How do you know it's a triple 7 with qsuite installed? Because of the plane reg nr vs the info from the first post/topic starter?

If everything stays as it is, 'm gonna fly q-suite AMS-DOH/QR274 on the 26th next week. I have booked my J ticket a week ago and until now, I checked expertflyer everyday and it keeps showing a seat map with q-suite...but i did found out QR still schedules the old biz config on average 1-3 days a week.

I have flown with SQ a350 biz class which seems to look a lot like the q-suite. Can I expect the same experience with QR compared to SQ?[/QUOTE]

Jan 15, 2019, 4:34 pm

#1806

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by KelvinatorNL

How do you know it's a triple 7 with qsuite installed?

You can use whichever method you prefer. Personally, I use EF and simply check the seat map for a specific flight on a specific day.

Jan 15, 2019, 5:18 pm

#1807

KelvinatorNL

Join Date: Jan 2019

Programs: Garudamiles, Krisflyer and Qmiles

Posts: 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aziz83

Just click on the complete guide to qatar airways link in page one of thia thread and ull find more info regarding these letters.

Thanks, it was referring to the complete fleet list QR topic and there I found the info about it.

Boeing 777
Information on the J seating on the Boeing 777-300 can be found
77I (777-300ER v1): horizontal J, B/E MiniPod seat in 2-2-2 config. WiFi (some). 42J 316Y (10 across Y), A7-BAA,B,C,E,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,Q and BEG,H,I,J
77N (777-300ER v2): horizontal J, B/E MiniPod seat in 2-2-2 config. WiFi (some). 24J 388Y (10 across Y), A7-BAP,S,T,U,V,W,Y,Z and BEA,C
77P (777-300ER v3): QSuites in J, 1-2-1 config. WiFi. 42J 312Y (10 across Y) A7-BAF,G,BED,E,F,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,U,V,T,W,X
77N (777-300ER v4): QSuites in J, 1-2-1 config. WiFi. 24J 388Y (10 across Y) A7-BAX,BEB
777 (777-200LR v1): horizontal J, B/E Minipod seat in 2-2-2 config. WiFi (some). 42J 217Y (9 across Y), A7-BBC,D,E,F,H
77K (777-200LR v2): QSuites in J, 1-2-1 config. WiFi. 42J 230Y (10 across Y) A7-BBA,B,G,I

Jan 15, 2019, 6:06 pm

#1808

Dr. HFH

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: BOS/UTH

Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT

Posts: 12,757

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdf098

Try Twitter. If you get no response, call.

Jan 16, 2019, 6:00 am

#1809

asdf098

Join Date: Jan 2014

Location: NYC

Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum

Posts: 223

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. HFH

Try Twitter. If you get no response, call.

I got this response, both on Twitter and on the phone:

Quote:

First row seats are excluded from pre-selection due to safety reasons and are assigned at the check-in counter.
You need to request for these extra legroom seats at the check-in counter on the day of departure. Thanks.

Jan 17, 2019, 1:27 am

#1810

hphreak

Join Date: Apr 2014

Location: Hong Kong, London, Toronto, Bangkok

Programs: MPC, OneWorld, 1865 Voyager, Hyatt, Horizon Club

Posts: 149

Just received a notification that my QR058 just switched to non Q-suites... hope they switch back before my flight in Feb!

Jan 17, 2019, 10:25 am

#1811

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdf098

I got this response, both on Twitter and on the phone:

Quote:

You need to request for these extra legroom seats at the check-in counter on the day of departure.

Does row 1 on a Quite have extra legroom?

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Jan 17, 2019, 9:52 pm

#1812

Traveller999

Join Date: Mar 2017

Programs: QR Platinum, Star Alliance Gold (LH Sen)

Posts: 764

Quote:

Originally Posted by anabolism

Does row 1 on a Quite have extra legroom?

No, it does not ;-)

Jan 20, 2019, 6:55 pm

#1813

georgewmcc

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Tulsa, OK, USA

Programs: BA silver, AA, UA

Posts: 16

Qsuites DOH - ORD

This may be a SeatGuru problem, but...

I am flying back from JNB to ORD in May. Given my travel patterns, this would probably be my only reasonable chance to be in Qsuites, which I would love to experience. On QR, the option is the DOH - ORD leg on QR 725. Everything that I have seen says that this route is a Qsuites flight. The Expedia preview says that it is Q Suites. However, SeatGuru is consistently showing it with the old configuration (any date that I search).

While I certainly understand that equipment swaps are always possible, should I expect that this will be a Qsuites flight?

Jan 20, 2019, 8:57 pm

#1814

shimps1

Join Date: Nov 2016

Posts: 812

It is 100% Qsuites, as advertised on the QR website. The only chance that is not the case is due to a MX on the original plane, forcing a swap to a non Qsuite plane. Very unlikely, since they are advertising the Qsuites on the route now.

Jan 20, 2019, 10:32 pm

#1815

SeeBuyFly

Join Date: Dec 2004

Posts: 5,632

SeatGuru is no longer reliably updated, and should not be taken seriously. You should be able to see the actual seatmap through 'Manage booking' on qatarairways.com, and there is nothing more authoritative than that.