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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 24, 2017, 4:29 am

#271

homer3152

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregoire Dumas

Sounds like you got some insider informations from QR. Do you happen to know if the next A350 delivery will have the QSuites? A7-ALP (MSN67) Should be the next one.

The first QSuite will become available on the first A350-1000 on its service to London..just watch the press conference in my new video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx3G...ature=youtu.be

Apr 24, 2017, 4:47 am

#272

justatourist

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A350-1000? but the plane is still in its flight test program... what about the A359s to be delivered soon?

In my opinion makes no sense to have an aircraft delivered now without the new configuration.

Apr 24, 2017, 5:00 am

#273

Calum

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First A35K delivery date is currently 17OCT according to Airbus. So add about a year to that.

Apr 24, 2017, 5:24 am

#274

homer3152

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Quote:

Originally Posted by homer3152

The first QSuite will become available on the first A350-1000 on its service to London..just watch the press conference in my new video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx3G...ature=youtu.be

Hm..maybe i got that wrong. Because he said, as of June 2017 they will retrofit their A650s at a rate of one aircraft per month.

Apr 24, 2017, 3:47 pm

#275

iluvdoco

Join Date: Aug 2014

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Quote:

Originally Posted by homer3152

Hm..maybe i got that wrong. Because he said, as of June 2017 they will retrofit their A650s at a rate of one aircraft per month.

A650-1000? Is that a new type of jet?

Nice video btw. I liked how you covered the EK and EY refreshed Y seats.

Last edited by iluvdoco; Apr 24, 2017 at 4:05 pm

Apr 25, 2017, 3:24 am

#276

FlyerRed5

Join Date: Oct 2014

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregoire Dumas

Sounds like you got some insider informations from QR. Do you happen to know if the next A350 delivery will have the QSuites? A7-ALP (MSN67) Should be the next one.

Rumours have been kicking around about it, but nothing confirmed. Rumours are that the 350s are so late as they are to be fitted with the Qsuite before delivery. No solid information though.

Apr 26, 2017, 5:33 am

#277

Oaxaca

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Got to see and touch the Q suite today. Very, very nice, You have to remind yourself it's a business class product (well, you do if you fly BA a lot

May 2, 2017, 7:35 am

#278

FlyerRed5

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A7-BED will exit the hangar in ZRH on 05JUN sporting the new Q Suite. return to DOH and EIS not yet confirmed, but the new configuration will be 42/312 ISO 316.

May 2, 2017, 8:03 am

#279

Calum

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jbflyboy84

A7-BED will exit the hangar in ZRH on 05JUN sporting the new Q Suite. return to DOH and EIS not yet confirmed, but the new configuration will be 42/312 ISO 316.

If I'm not mistaken this will actually result in a net increase in seats on board compared to the old layout of 42J/293Y?

May 2, 2017, 9:51 am

#280

WorldLux

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Calum

If I'm not mistaken this will actually result in a net increase in seats on board compared to the old layout of 42J/293Y?

No. QR has the 77W currently in a 42J/316Y configuration as well. It's a net loss of 4 seats (<2%). Only the 77W with a 3-3-3 configuration in Y have 293 seats in economy.

It's definitely going to increase C seating on the A350. The number of seats will probably be much closer to that of a 2-2-2 configuration. The Qatam A350 have 30 seats in the first section. After the retrofit, the A350 will probably be closer to 42-44 seats in C (over the current 36).

That's fine with me if the Q-Suites are good. It could potentially allow them to keep the current price level (Of course, if the Q-Suite is so much superior and if customers will share that opinion, then I suspect they will be able to charge a premium for the suites).

May 2, 2017, 8:39 pm

#281

Dr. HFH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WorldLux

That's fine with me if the Q-Suites are good. It could potentially allow them to keep the current price level (Of course, if the Q-Suite is so much superior and if customers will share that opinion, then I suspect they will be able to charge a premium for the suites).

Interesting. Personally, I've never felt as though QR pricing philosophy has anything to do with factors like this at this point in time. To me, it feels as though they've just been trying to buy market share. At some point, one would expect that approach to end, of course, but for now, it's working just fine for me.

May 3, 2017, 5:46 am

#282

FlyerRed5

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Calum

If I'm not mistaken this will actually result in a net increase in seats on board compared to the old layout of 42J/293Y?

All 77W are now either 42/316 or 24/388 - the introduction of the Q Suite will add (again) a third configuration to the 77W fleet.

42/293 was the config when the 77W were 3-3-3 in Y, now all are 3-4-3.

May 14, 2017, 5:58 pm

#283

alexwuk

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If I am booking a DOH-LHR leg in full fare J for December - is the most likely rotation to have the Qsuite QR 7? It's a complex ticket so I'd rather not have to reissue it, if possible...

May 14, 2017, 11:10 pm

#284

remdk

Join Date: Apr 2012

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Quote:

Originally Posted by alexwuk

If I am booking a DOH-LHR leg in full fare J for December - is the most likely rotation to have the Qsuite QR 7? It's a complex ticket so I'd rather not have to reissue it, if possible...

alexwuk welcome to the QR forum.

Until sufficient aircraft are fitted with Qsuites there is no way of knowing if a particular flight will have Qsuites or even what aircraft types will fly it.
A clearer picture should have emerged by the start of the winter timetable at the end of October and even then lack of Qsuite aircraft would usually mean that a route is not flown by that type of Qsuite aircraft every day.

You are gambling with unknown factors and whilst it may pay off the most likely scenario this far in advance is disappointment.
Over the last eighteen months there have been several hundred postings to the effect that "Never book flights based on aircraft type. You may be disappointed" That now holds true for Qsuites.

May 15, 2017, 8:31 am

#285

FlyerRed5

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QR7/8 is the first planned rotation from 07JUN. But as Remdk points out many things could change between now and December, particularly as that is the Winter scheduling season and we are still in Summer.

Having said that though, the refit is planned to be completed by June 2018 on the 77W/77L fleets so by December half the fleet should be retrofitted.

In other news, the 10 77W to be delivered will have the Q Suite fitted before leaving Boeing.

In worse news, when the 77L is reconfiguration starts (date TBC), it will also go to 3-4-3 in Y.