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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Dec 24, 2017, 8:54 pm

#706

freddo

Join Date: Apr 2006

Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Lifetime Bonvoy Platinum, HHonors Gold , TK Gold, MH Plat, QR Plat

Posts: 100

A7-BEN is probably the newest with Q-Suites. Flew yesterday DOH-LHR on QR007. What a fantastic experience, so much more private. Flying facing the back didn’t make a difference!

Dec 25, 2017, 7:36 am

#707

ASUDan130

Join Date: May 2006

Posts: 1,913

Is there a guide somewhere where it shows the best seats for solo travellers on the Qsuites? Would love to know the differences between the individual seats on the side and generally best location. Is it hard to look out the window on the seats closer to aisle? Also, one of my concerns with the rear facing seats are the flight attendants always coming from the galley in the other direction?

Dec 25, 2017, 12:05 pm

#708

remdk

Join Date: Apr 2012

Posts: 3,944

ASUDan130 the only real information is in the Wiki but it is very, very sparse, Post 417 and a post 450 or near have some further information.
Rear facing seats are backward facing seats and are some distance from the aisle. The privacy features and geometry of the seats means that aisle communication will be more difficult. The forward facing 'side' seats have some cupboards etc in the way of the actual window.

Dec 26, 2017, 3:23 pm

#709

TonyClifton

Join Date: Dec 2017

Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by ASUDan130

Wife and I flew QSuites yesterday 12/25 DOH-JFK (QR 701). If flying solo And interested in looking out the window, I'd definitely opt for the rear facing single suites as they're much closer to the window. Just watch your dining table on landing- we landed rough at JFK and the two empty single suite tray tables on either side of our middle suite shot out forward toward the seats as we braked.

We flew middle suite 1E - 1F. There was very little noise from the galley. Unfortunately the divider would not completey retract so we were unable to experience the double bed and had to spend the 14+ hour flight with the partition stuck between us at about shoulder height. None of the dividers in the front cabin were operating properly.

Crew was clearly not well trained on or comfortable with the new QSuites. We had to show FAs how to raise/lower internal arm rests and had to explain that entertainment monitors do not have an off switch (they apparently only go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity on the home screen).

With the exception of the purser and the FA working our area of the cabin the the crew was not up to normal QR standards. Some of the FAs were downright rude. Lots and lots of missed details and lack of service throughout the flight.

On the plus side the seats are very comfortable and the suites really do offer a lot of privacy, particularly for single cabins.

Last edited by TonyClifton; Dec 26, 2017 at 4:12 pm

Dec 27, 2017, 12:12 pm

#710

Alfredbali

Join Date: Aug 2017

Programs: FLYINGBLUE Gold QRPC Gold OMAN SINDBAD Gold

Posts: 408

Flew also the center paired seats in Qsuite and the crew really struggled to lower completely the center partition. Well after 10 mn they managed it and i could enjoy the double bed!

Dec 28, 2017, 8:45 am

#711

Bruno77

Join Date: Dec 2017

Location: ZRH

Programs: Miles & More (LX)

Posts: 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfredbali

Flew also the center paired seats in Qsuite and the crew really struggled to lower completely the center partition. Well after 10 mn they managed it and i could enjoy the double bed!

Are the 777s to DPS already upgraded? (I was deducting from your username that you know Bali and was hoping you referred to this route when talking about you QSuite experience.)

Dec 28, 2017, 9:30 am

#712

FlyerRed5

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 238

ICN launch on QSuite has been brought forward to QR858/22JAN and IAD to QR707/06JAN due to early arrivals of the new B777s.

A7-BEP will be on display at a Kuwait Airshow 17-20JAN for those in the area.

Dec 28, 2017, 10:51 am

#713

Alfredbali

Join Date: Aug 2017

Programs: FLYINGBLUE Gold QRPC Gold OMAN SINDBAD Gold

Posts: 408

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruno77

Are the 777s to DPS already upgraded? (I was deducting from your username that you know Bali and was hoping you referred to this route when talking about you QSuite experience.)

You deducted right.. Unfortunately 777s to Bali do not feature Qsuite, i flew those on the DOH>CDG leg.

Dec 30, 2017, 1:51 pm

#714

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by KamAzi

so I am booked to fly on the 773 w/Q Suites from DOH-JFK in late Jan. SeatGuru is telling me I’m on some crazy old 2-3-2 business class layout whereas expert flyer is showing QSuites. Who should I believe?

ExpertFlyer gets its data directly from the GDS, as loaded by the airline. So it should be accurate.

Dec 30, 2017, 11:49 pm

#715

FlyerRed5

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 238

Seatguru shouldn't be trusted, there are many many old configurations there that no longer exist.

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Dec 31, 2017, 4:05 am

#716

d3vski

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: London, UK

Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald) & Jet Airways - Thank goodness i never got started.......most awful FF program

Posts: 2,385

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbflyboy84

wowo....QR taking a plane early.......AAB probably fell off his chair when he heard that!

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Jan 1, 2018, 9:42 pm

#717

Phatdaddy

Join Date: Jan 2018

Posts: 1

Q suites

Quote:

Originally Posted by justatourist

Not only that but it seems the seats are right next to the divider/door without any space between. It can have more space in general but might feel more cramped due to this...

Really curious to see first impressions after the first long haul flights!

I have flown London Doha Doha London on QSuites on 777 300 & flown Auckland Doha Doha Auckland on business 777 200. I must admit I find the 777 200 seating has a lot more room. Doing it again this year & trying 380

Jan 2, 2018, 12:22 am

#718

orbitmic

FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club

Join Date: Jun 2008

Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high

Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc

Posts: 30,520

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phatdaddy

Welcome to Flyertalk Phatdaddy! I love the A380 so hopefully you'll enjoy the experience!

Jan 2, 2018, 1:05 am

#719

remdk

Join Date: Apr 2012

Posts: 3,944

Phatdaddy welcome to Flyertalk and to the QR forum. You will probably find the QR dashboard a helpful tool.

Within the confines of an aircraft cabin there has to be a trade off between privacy and spaciousness as your helpful comments show.
It is human nature that whatever airlines do there will be complaints.

You get privacy and complain about lack of spaciousness or you get spaciousness and complain about lack of privacy.

I personally think that the Super Diamond seat of the A350 and B787 has got it about right. There can be both more spaciousness and more privacy than previous cabins.

Jan 2, 2018, 12:34 pm

#720

flyguy00

Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: Austin, TX

Posts: 36

Looks like summer schedule has been loaded, June DOH-JFK flight has switched to QSuites on Qatar's website. As per others, all middle rows are blocked (2 pax res). Are we seeing consistency on how long before the flight those tend to come open so far?