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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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Apr 7, 2019, 7:22 am

#2161

clubeurope

Join Date: Jul 2017

Location: CGK

Posts: 2,375

All seats on the 777 has air nozzles.

Apr 7, 2019, 12:32 pm

#2162

MegatopLover

Join Date: Dec 2004

Location: ATL

Programs: DL SkyMiles PM/2MM, AA Plat, IC Diam. Amb., Peninsula regular, amanjunkie

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I'm seeing 777's come back to ATL, which has been A350 (non-Qsuite) for a while. Any word on whether the 777's coming back to the US on routes such as this will be Qsuite?

Edited to add: Did a dummy booking. Looks like the 77W on the ATL route later this year will be the old 2-2-2 seats. Still decent seats. But would rather Qsuites. Want to share a double bed with the spousal unit.

Last edited by MegatopLover; Apr 7, 2019 at 12:41 pm

Apr 7, 2019, 12:47 pm

#2163

ChocolateFactory

Join Date: Aug 2015

Location: DXB

Programs: Marriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, BA Silver, A3 Gold, Sixt Diamond

Posts: 2,811

No need to make dummy bookings. Just check ExpertFlyer.
QSuites returned to my booking yesterday.

Apr 7, 2019, 12:57 pm

#2164

FriscoHeavy

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Join Date: Feb 2008

Posts: 836

1. How many current frames are in for retrofit of the new Q-Suites?

2. What is the Current Rate of Retrofitting (How many at a time and how long does each take)?

Thanks!

Apr 7, 2019, 4:40 pm

#2165

rrrrrich

Join Date: Jul 2012

Programs: BAEC (Gold), Hilton (Diamond), Hyatt (Globalist)

Posts: 447

So I saw Singapore was an all-Quite route and then it dropped off QR947 (after I had booked!). I've no flexibility on travel that day and the research I did suggests this should have gone back to Qsuites but still showing A550-900. Is it just unpredictable pot luck or a bit more logic at play that I've missed that might give me hope!?

EDIT: I missed the post above. This goes back to all Qsuites 16 July. I fly 15 July!

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Apr 7, 2019, 5:22 pm

#2166

Kaiser_AU

Join Date: Sep 2015

Location: Qld, Australia

Programs: KF, VA, QF, AA

Posts: 40

I see the decision to adopt an unachievable turnaround time on 944/947 has resulted in delays of average 1-1.5hr for the past five rotations

Apr 7, 2019, 5:27 pm

#2167

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivstan14

DOH-LAX is typically a QSuite 77L, but on my particular flight is an old config 77W. I'm a bit surprised they can fly that, as my understanding is that route is at the very edge of the 77W's certified range, but it clearly can be done as they just used it for yesterday's flight as well.

AA flies 77W DFW-HKG. LAX-DOH is longer:

LAX-DOH 8,306mi
DFW-HKG 8,578mi

LAX-DOH 7,217nm
DFW-HKG 7,454nm

Depending on whom you ask, the 773 has a maximum range of 7,930nm, and the 77W 8,700nm.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivstan14

I'll be happy if we get a last minute equipment swap, but not holding out hope. How good is the old business setup in your experience? I know the hard product will be a step down from the preceeding 787 flight, but I'd imagine the soft product is still excellent on the 16 hour haul?

It's only since mid-January that LAX has been pretty consistently Qsuite, but I'm surprised your flight was switched, as I thought I read upthread that most of the 777s have been fitted with Qsuite now. If flying alone, the 2-2-2 is not my favorite simply because I'm always next to a stranger. If flying with a friend, the 2-2-2 is nice, and while I prefer the Qsuite, some people prefer the 2-2-2 because it's roomier and looks more open.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

My BLR-DOH was downgraded from Qsuites to the old 777 2-2-2. I am seated in the middle currently. Do they have air nozzles in the middle or only on the side seats on the old configuration?

Yes, this is a huge advantage of the 777 over the A350s: all 777 seats have air nozzles, Qsuite or 2-2-2.

Last edited by anabolism; Apr 7, 2019 at 9:40 pm Reason: Delete DFW-HKG as it is incorrect

Apr 7, 2019, 5:40 pm

#2168

Ivstan14

Join Date: Nov 2017

Posts: 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by anabolism

I didn't get swapped, to my knowledge that day has always been scheduled on an old configuration 77W. It seems they use that equipment on 1-2 saturdays each month, otherwise it's all QSuite 77L. Where I have a bit of hope is the fact that both planes have the same number of J seats, so if the economy load isn't full an equipment swap to a 77L would be easy. Sounds like QR is prone to quite a lot of equipment swapping on routes out of DOH. So we'll see.

Apr 7, 2019, 6:20 pm

#2169

FriscoHeavy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by anabolism

AA flies 77W DFW-SYD and DFW-HKG. LAX-DOH is in between those ranges:

DFW-SYD 8,123mi
LAX-DOH 8,306mi
DFW-HKG 8,578mi

DFW-SYD 7,058nm
LAX-DOH 7,217nm
DFW-HKG 7,454nm

Depending on whom you ask, the 773 has a maximum range of 7,930nm, and the 77W 8,700nm.

AA does NOT fly DFW-SYD.

Qantas does on their A380.

Apr 7, 2019, 8:27 pm

#2170

Appum

Join Date: May 2015

Posts: 15

Help with Qatar Business availability for ORD-DOH-HYD pls. I have been checking since 3 weeks, and have been unable to find a single ticket availability on BA.com for Sep 2019. I am sure I am not searching too early as well, as I do not see a single availability even for the next few months from ORD-DOH as well. Am I doing something wrong, can I get assistance on how I can get to know the availability, so I can call AA and book my tickets. ThankYou.

Apr 7, 2019, 8:47 pm

#2171

Ivstan14

Join Date: Nov 2017

Posts: 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by Appum

Try searching the segments separately. As the Wiki states, most of the booking engines (with the exception of AA I've found) will not see award space for the entire route. I believe you'll have to confirm availability for each flight independently and then call in to book the entire itinerary.

But I'll confess I'm not an expert on BA's routing rules, so someone else here is welcome to correct me.

Apr 7, 2019, 8:50 pm

#2172

Appum

Join Date: May 2015

Posts: 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivstan14

Oh ya, did that as well, for all the months, but do not see anything at all, not even a single day. Thx.

Apr 7, 2019, 8:57 pm

#2173

freakfor747

Join Date: Jun 2009

Posts: 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivstan14

My flight on May 10th from DOH-LAX got switched from a 777L to a 777W. However the seat map and EF show a qsuite 777W.

FWIW I flew DOH-LAX in the beginning of March and had a last min aircraft swap to a 777W but it still had qsuites.

Apr 7, 2019, 8:59 pm

#2174

Ivstan14

Join Date: Nov 2017

Posts: 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakfor747

Interesting. Both the QR seat map and ExpertFlyer agree that mine is not a QSuite flight. And yesterday's flight that was also a 77W was an old config (I confirmed the registration). But you've given me hope! Maybe I'll get lucky. But even if I don't, an 80 inch pitch and Qatar's J food service is a huge improvement over anything Y. When you get gifted the Moon you can't really complain that Mars didn't accompany it.

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Apr 7, 2019, 9:42 pm

#2175

anabolism

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivstan14

Ah, sorry, I missed that. Hope you do get a swap, then, to Qsuite.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cslovacek

AA does NOT fly DFW-SYD.

My apologies, thanks for catching that. I had mixed up DFW-HKG with LAX-SYD. I edited my post to delete DFW-SYD. The point that HKG-DFW is longer than LAX-DOH remains (DFW-SYD is shorter than DFW-HKG).