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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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Feb 6, 2019, 9:55 pm

#1876

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by allset2travel

Excited to learn that my upcoming LAX-DOH will be on QSuite (received email this morning)!
Now I have to look for the best window seat in J.

Congrats! Was the email from QR and was it specifically to let you know that your flight will have Qsuites?

Feb 7, 2019, 12:34 am

#1877

shimps1

Join Date: Nov 2016

Posts: 812

Is there any difference in the length of specific seats?

I just got off QR726 on a 77W, and I was very underwhelmed with the seat. It has great width, but at 6'2" I was unable to sleep on my back without my feet and head touching the ends of the bed. Pretty uncomfortably to be honest. I felt the Delta One Suite on the A350 was more comfortable

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Feb 7, 2019, 9:49 am

#1878

tangey

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Tyrone,EU

Programs: Avios Hunter

Posts: 2,812

Grrrr.....Qatar has switched 946 Sat from 350-1000 to 350-900

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Feb 7, 2019, 5:30 pm

#1879

XLB

Suspended

Join Date: Feb 2019

Programs: BA, QR, LH

Posts: 24

I received the email also and it announced "Award-Winning Qsuite has arrived in Los Angeles: We are proud to announce that Qatar Airways' highly-anticipated new Business Class seat is now flying from Los Angeles (LAX)."

And today A7-BBF is making the journey - which of course does not have Qsuites. Go figure.

Feb 7, 2019, 10:15 pm

#1880

allset2travel

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: SFOSJCOAK

Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold

Posts: 7,581

When will we see Qsuite be on LAX-DOH? Soon, I hope!

Feb 8, 2019, 4:27 am

#1881

george77300

Join Date: Jul 2018

Location: London, UK

Programs: BAEC Gold

Posts: 1,020

I've just been swapped from A35K to A332. Don't you love equipment changes and never for the better!

Had another flight swap A318 to A320 last week too (not QR of course) missed out on my 1st A318 and now likely missing my first A35K. Always the way...

Oh well could be worse. J in the A332 not to be complained about though really.

Feb 8, 2019, 6:42 am

#1882

takhliq1

Join Date: May 2002

Location: LEESBURG, VA, USA

Posts: 254

Qsuites experience

Had my first flight in Q-Suite from IAD to DOH and then DOH to LHE in January. Then return was from DOH to IAD in Q-Suite. What an awesome experience. Amount of space and attention to detail in the Q-Suite is amazing. Service was wonderful. Our flight 707 from DOH to IAD on January 29 was absolutely the best flight i have ever taken. So comfortable and the whole crew serving the business class was absolutely 5 star but the crew member who served me was especially brilliant. I don't know if we are allowed to name names here but she was a gem. Have flown all major international carriers in biz but after flying in Q-Suite, everything else looks ordinary.
There is Q-Suite and then there is everything else. Really looking forward to fly again in December.

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Feb 8, 2019, 8:21 am

#1883

pineapple_09

Join Date: Feb 2009

Programs: HH Diamond, BAEC

Posts: 1,341

On the Qatar website, it mentions Maldives as one of the routes with Qsuites. A few weeks back, I was checking Expert Flyer’s seat maps and it was showing Qsuites, however that has now changed and it is only showing Qsuites up until the end of March on the DOH - MLE route. From April onwards, it is showing no Qsuites.

Any thoughts on why this has happened? Or is it just because they are working on their summer schedule so they’ve moved planes around temporarily? Or has my dream of experiencing Qsuites evaporated before my own eyes?!

Feb 8, 2019, 10:06 am

#1884

Gobber

Join Date: Jan 2019

Location: Monaco

Programs: Amex Plat

Posts: 105

To anyone, including myself, getting obsessed with flying Q-Suites. During our recent trip with my wife we have experienced Q-Suite 3 times (redye flight with the combined bed flying on backwards seats, daytime flight on the forward facing middle seats, solo window seats etc.). And while shutting your 'suite' does indeed give you more privacy, and fancy plastic doors with red DND sign, there are other minor things to consider. A divider between seats did not closed down properly, after it did, at some point during early morning, motors under the seat were stuck, fixed only after crew brainstorming resulting the reset of the seat. Also, during night time, with doors being fully closed, it gets really warm in the cabin, no air flow whatsoever and as you don't have individual vents, if you are picky - you can not sleep. And, after trying various combinations multiple times, the verdict was - the reverse herring bone configuration on the A-350-900 was the most comfortable flight, with open cabin, adequate air supply and a great comfy 'old' seat. Shockingly so, but its just our honest opinion.

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Feb 8, 2019, 4:58 pm

#1885

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gobber

with doors being fully closed, it gets really warm in the cabin, no air flow whatsoever and as you don't have individual vents, if you are picky - you can not sleep. And, after trying various combinations multiple times, the verdict was - the reverse herring bone configuration on the A-350-900 was the most comfortable flight, with open cabin, adequate air supply and a great comfy 'old' seat. Shockingly so, but its just our honest opinion.

It's a flaw of the A350 configuration that there are no individual air nozzles. Qsuites or reverse herringbone, either way I am always overheated on QR A350 flights. In contrast, the 777s have individual air nozzles. Qsuites or 2-2-2, either way I can open the nozzles enough to be comfortable.

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Feb 9, 2019, 7:22 am

#1886

ROW2Aisle

Join Date: Nov 2002

Location: LAX, SAN, ORD, MAA & COK

Programs: AA EXP 6+ MM, AC, DL (MM) & LT SC; All Airlines 10+MM, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott LT Plat

Posts: 749

Quote:

Originally Posted by allset2travel

When will we see Qsuite be on LAX-DOH? Soon, I hope!

My Feb 12, 2019 DOH-LAX on QR739 shows Qsuites. I chose first row center seats facing backwards for my wife and myself. Don't know if the flight has on-board Wi-Fi.

Feb 9, 2019, 7:25 am

#1887

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROW2Aisle

I chose first row center seats facing backwards for my wife and myself. Don't know if the flight has on-board Wi-Fi.

Be aware that there is no bin over the center seats in row 1. The flight has Wi-Fi but in my experience it's often out.

Feb 9, 2019, 9:14 am

#1888

ROW2Aisle

Join Date: Nov 2002

Location: LAX, SAN, ORD, MAA & COK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by anabolism

Be aware that there is no bin over the center seats in row 1....

Thanks for the heads up; I've changed the two seats to a couple of rows back in the center facing forward.

Feb 9, 2019, 8:30 pm

#1889

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROW2Aisle

Thanks for the heads up; I've changed the two seats to a couple of rows back in the center facing forward.

Forward-facing center seats are not as close to each other as backwards-facing center seats. You might prefer backwards-facing center seats (any EF pair).

Feb 10, 2019, 12:37 am

#1890

tboons

Join Date: Apr 2012

Posts: 1,727

Any idea how is the refurbishment going for B773? Flying on one to Madrid, showing the old 2-2-2 seating plan