Mar 8, 2017, 3:40 am

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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 13, 2022, 4:15 pm

#3646

nexusCFX

Join Date: Dec 2017

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I'm visiting Maldives in October. I noticed after booking that near the end of October, DOH<->MLE is now showing the old business class seat map. I figure this is probably just a placeholder that will change closer to the time, but I figured I'd ask if QR has a history of running non-Qsuite 777s on MLE routes outside peak season.

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Jan 13, 2022, 6:26 pm

#3647

Midships

Join Date: Jan 2015

Location: Singapore

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaenks

QR saves for those who travelling together, at least online. You need to call to get those assigned if separate bookings. When I selected the seats yesterday for myself, all middle seats were blocked out both inbound and outbound in June.

Many thanks.

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Jan 13, 2022, 6:27 pm

#3648

Midships

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Quote:

Originally Posted by plunet

Agree, you need to call or otherwise interact with an airline agent. I suspect they might need to link the bookings as well assign the seats for you. If the wait on the phone is too much you might be able to do this via email or social media but probably easier on the phone to pass whatever random security on the 2nd ticket.

Many thanks.

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Jan 14, 2022, 7:20 pm

#3649

aduma

Join Date: Feb 2016

Location: ATL

Posts: 43

Well had my flight from DOH to IAD cancelled two weeks out. Lucky enough to rebook on another flight to ORD but man...that was not a good feeling.

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Last edited by aduma; Jan 15, 2022 at 12:30 am

Jan 15, 2022, 12:38 am

#3650

flayum

Join Date: May 2021

Posts: 222

Quote:

Originally Posted by nnn

Given that’s the World Cup, I doubt we’ll be seeing any J award availability anytime soon. It looks to me like QR isn’t releasing any J awards in that timeframe, at least through AA or AS.

It looks like the availability dries up roughly 2 weeks before WC starts. With games running until Dec-18, I wonder if they'll open up availability after that? Was banking on trying to grab one-way QSuites around 12/20~23 timeframe, but might need to think of alternatives.

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Jan 15, 2022, 1:48 pm

#3651

plunet

Join Date: Jan 2016

Location: LON

Programs: BAEC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flayum

Aren't reward seats on QR over the Christmas and New year holiday period usually impossible to find, without the bonus of the detritus of the WC and mopping up people and cargo needing to get home?

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Jan 16, 2022, 5:20 pm

#3652

houstr8male

Join Date: May 2013

Location: South Texas

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Posts: 277

Has anyone used a usb cable to connect to the IFE and watch movies from their ipad/iphone? I found a few comments about android needing an HDMI cable but I didn't see anything about apple products.

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Jan 17, 2022, 10:15 pm

#3653

azhagan

Join Date: Jan 2013

Programs: Emirates, Delta, JetBlue, British Airways

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You will need to us an HDMI cable, along with a Lightning/USBc to HDMi adapter on the ipad/iphone.

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Jan 19, 2022, 7:27 am

#3654

Longton

Join Date: Jan 2019

Programs: Skywards Gold

Posts: 237

I'm flying in March and it seems Qsuites on QR27 Doh to Man and QR28 Man to Doh.

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Jan 20, 2022, 6:55 pm

#3655

chuck1

Join Date: Feb 2002

Posts: 3,904

QR743 DOH-BOS March 2 shows non-Qsuites.
Change or error?

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Jan 20, 2022, 8:10 pm

#3656

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chuck1

QR743 DOH-BOS March 2 shows non-Qsuites.
Change or error?

Expert Flyer shows it's currently scheduled to be operated by a non-Qsuite A359.

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Jan 21, 2022, 1:35 pm

#3657

najama2

Join Date: Sep 2018

Posts: 223

Are there any real differences between 777 qsuites and a350 qsuites or mostly the same?

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Jan 21, 2022, 4:08 pm

#3658

anabolism

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Quote:

Originally Posted by najama2

Are there any real differences between 777 qsuites and a350 qsuites or mostly the same?

Depends what you count as "real." There's plenty of posts in this thread discussing it. The biggest differences are: 777s have significantly better lavatory-to-passenger ratio and individual air nozzles over center seats, along with overhead bins for center seats (except for row 1 on 77W). A350s have higher cabin air pressure (lower cabin altitude) and are quieter.

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Jan 21, 2022, 4:12 pm

#3659

kq747

Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: Boston, MA

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Posts: 1,386

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuck1

QR743 DOH-BOS March 2 shows non-Qsuites.
Change or error?

QR743 is served by a mix on qsuite and non qsuite frames

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Jan 21, 2022, 4:53 pm

#3660

italdesign

Join Date: Nov 2006

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On the A350-900, would you choose 7A/K or 9A/K? Solo.

On the 777-200LR, would you choose 8A/K or 10A/K?

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