Mar 8, 2017, 3:40 am

FlyerTalk Forums Expert How-Tos and Guides

Last edit by: N1Rotate

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!

The Q Suite Master Thread

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Aug 22, 2021, 11:15 pm

#3376

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by kq747

Never had an issue getting the double bed made for just me if a pair is open and then use my window seat for eating/tv/working

would you mind telling me when you request this? When your board, right after take off, do you move your stuff in to mark your territory upon boarding?

Aug 23, 2021, 3:19 am

#3377

KingCanute

Join Date: May 2021

Posts: 2,155

Even after the boarding complete announcement, it is at least courteous to ask the crew before moving as they may already have those double seats earmarked for other passengers or crew rest.

Of course the surefire way to mark your territory on a pair of seats before take off is to purchase 2 tickets

Aug 23, 2021, 6:31 am

#3378

kq747

Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: Boston, MA

Programs: EK Gold, A3 *G, AB Gold, Jetblue Mosaic

Posts: 1,386

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

would you mind telling me when you request this? When your board, right after take off, do you move your stuff in to mark your territory upon boarding?

I've never really had to mark territory but I usually ask when the FA comes around to take the first food orders. I guess if the flight were close to full, I would ask earlier but it hasnt been the case for me thus far.

Aug 23, 2021, 12:47 pm

#3379

txag09

Join Date: Jan 2020

Posts: 14

do they ask what size pajamas you want when you board?

Aug 23, 2021, 1:03 pm

#3380

LoungeLizardHugo

Join Date: Feb 2018

Programs: Hyatt Lifetime Globalist

Posts: 644

Quote:

Originally Posted by txag09

do they ask what size pajamas you want when you board?

Lol

They size you up and bring you what they think fits. Not joking. I'm in-between M and L and 50% of the time I get L

Aug 23, 2021, 1:06 pm

#3381

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by txag09

do they ask what size pajamas you want when you board?

They usually ask either during boarding or shortly after the climb. If you board early, there's more time to get you PJs during boarding.

txag09 likes this.

Aug 23, 2021, 4:43 pm

#3382

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoungeLizardHugo

Lol

They size you up and bring you what they think fits. Not joking. I'm in-between M and L and 50% of the time I get L

I've flown QR in J many, many times over the years. I've never had a flight with PJs where I didn't get my choice.

Aug 23, 2021, 4:52 pm

#3383

LoungeLizardHugo

Join Date: Feb 2018

Programs: Hyatt Lifetime Globalist

Posts: 644

Quote:

Originally Posted by anabolism

I've flown QR in J many, many times over the years. I've never had a flight with PJs where I didn't get my choice.

And if I did not prefer the one they handed me, I was always offered a different choice as well. I think my post was misunderstood. Bottom line, they will give you whatever you want, whenever you want it. There, clarified.

jerry a. laska likes this.

Aug 24, 2021, 5:15 am

#3384

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by anabolism

They usually ask either during boarding or shortly after the climb. If you board early, there's more time to get you PJs during boarding.

This was always my system. Board early, get the PJs, get belongings properly stored like wallet and shoes, and change into PJs for the next 14 hours.

Aug 24, 2021, 6:20 am

#3385

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoungeLizardHugo

Cabins are far from "so empty these days". Jam-packed in most cases. DOH is jam-packed. I've been on QSuites flights the past two months that were fully booked in biz. My upcoming flight this Thursday on a A350-1000 is *fully booked* in biz. Looking at the week on ExpertFlyer, some days have seats, some are fully booked (biz) or close to it.

Yes, they have PJ's, they run big on sizing.

I've never seen a single pax in a double bed, but if any airline would try to accommodate you, it's QR.

Oops… I thought blue meant empty. But planes are going out totally full in J on all these routes. Why is that and will that slow down as the summer comes to a close and we’re dealing with the Delta variant? Almost every day last week, QR J flew out totally full.

Aug 25, 2021, 10:24 pm

#3386

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

Is there any route US-DOH that has a chance of not being Qsuites. I’ve gotten burned before…

Aug 25, 2021, 10:27 pm

#3387

NWplatinum

Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: Seattle

Programs: AS MVP100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold

Posts: 3,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoungeLizardHugo

Is expertflyer correct with the Qsuites middle seats, or do they all just show occupied after a departure always? There never seems to be any middle row seats that fly empty.

Aug 26, 2021, 2:15 am

#3388

flying_pig

Join Date: Jul 2006

Location: London

Posts: 778

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

Is expertflyer correct with the Qsuites middle seats, or do they all just show occupied after a departure always? There never seems to be any middle row seats that fly empty.

Expertflyer is correct. If you see a seat marked in solid blue, there is a passenger in it. If you see solid blue with a white X, then it’s empty but blocked. The large majority of my QR flights have been completely full in business recently. Simply a function of increased demand and relatively low supply (with QR being one of the very few airlines flying certain routes, if not the only one).

Aug 26, 2021, 4:06 am

#3389

friskygeek

Join Date: May 2020

Location: USA

Programs: Qatar Airways Platinum Tier

Posts: 83

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWplatinum

Is there any route US-DOH that has a chance of not being Qsuites. I’ve gotten burned before…

There's always a chance for a plane change from a Qsuite to a non-Qsuite (aka their new "business class"). In fact it happened to me on my IAD-DOH flight three weeks ago. Qatar sent me an email a day before the flight informing me of this change. They give you an option to change the flight at no extra charge... I didnt have to be anywhere urgently, so I made the change to the next day to a Q-Suite flight.

f/

Aug 26, 2021, 4:45 am

#3390

satish_ny

Join Date: Jan 2002

Location: Long Island, NY, USA

Posts: 1,334

Quote:

Originally Posted by friskygeek

Which flight number and equipment (A359 or A351) were you originally booked on? What equipment was it changed to? Were you able to change to the same flight number and equipment as your original flight for next day? Was it easy to make the change?

I am considering booking very soon IAD-DOH-BOM and have been hesitating because of the Qsuite to non-Qsuite changes close to departure date. Thanks.