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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Feb 12, 2018, 8:45 pm

#811

DatBoi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

I'm not sure QR need to compete against the new EK J seat on the 777. Who on earth wants a middle seat in A 2-3-2 layout in J!

M

It is an extremely soft and luxurious seat, something the hard Qsuite can’t be compared with.

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Feb 12, 2018, 9:03 pm

#812

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

I'm not sure QR need to compete against the new EK J seat on the 777. Who on earth wants a middle seat in A 2-3-2 layout in J!

M

Absolutely - EK J on B777 (even on their new B777) is a joke

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Feb 12, 2018, 9:09 pm

#813

JasperT

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

I'm not sure QR need to compete against the new EK J seat on the 777. Who on earth wants a middle seat in A 2-3-2 layout in J!

M

I know, it's a shame they kept the 2-3-2 layout!

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Feb 13, 2018, 4:13 am

#814

spizzy

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Sydney and Canberra getting the QSuites from June-

https://www.ausbt.com.au/qatar-airwa...tm_source=hero

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Feb 13, 2018, 4:28 am

#815

msm2000uk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DatBoi

It is an extremely soft and luxurious seat, something the hard Qsuite can’t be compared with.

I totally agree that the EK seat is soft and luxurious, but it is flawed in my opinion (and it's only my opinion).

Many on the EK Forum feel disappointed by the 2-3-2 layout, and that is seemingly echo'd by a number of EK passengers (and crew reports).

If this was just a mild refresh, then perhaps it wouldn't garner such attention, but EK made a song and dance about the new EK J seat.

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Feb 13, 2018, 10:24 pm

#816

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Am I going mad but I am sure that it was reported yesterday that 14 out of 57 777s have the Qsuites installed already. That surely cannot be right?

Feb 13, 2018, 10:45 pm

#817

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Quote:

Originally Posted by d3vski

Am I going mad but I am sure that it was reported yesterday that 14 out of 57 777s have the Qsuites installed already. That surely cannot be right?

Probably a misunderstanding at the press conference, QR will have 14 777 delivered with the Qsuites.

Last edited by N1Rotate; Feb 13, 2018 at 10:58 pm

Feb 14, 2018, 2:48 am

#818

sula__

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Out of curiosity, how does QR reassign allocated seats when a flight is switched to Qsuite? I’m booked as single traveller on a SYD flight that now promises to be with Qsuite. J is 75% booked with most of empty seats in the middle section, suggesting to me there are more families and couples than single travellers. I chose a middle seat to get aisle access.

Is it reasonable to expect QR will automatically attempt to swap solo travellers from the centre seats towards the windows and vice versa for groups/couples? Will I be notified when that’s done?

Feb 14, 2018, 8:08 am

#819

azhagan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sula__

I would call them and see if you can switch to a window seat or check online. As a solo traveler I really liked row K.

Feb 14, 2018, 10:42 am

#820

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sula__

To clarify, has the seat map for your flight changed to QSuites? I thought QR saying CBR would get QSuites from June was a bit like saying all 58 of their 77Ws would have QSuites within 18 months, or QR saying they were going to start a LAS service, etc etc...

Feb 14, 2018, 11:38 am

#821

sula__

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The seatmap is still the old six abreast. It’s only the geek in me that wants to understand how they go about the game of musical chairs when the change goes through due to customers preferences being polar opposites between the configurations (solo travellers in centre before vs windows in Qsuite and the opposite for non- solo travellers).

Was hoping someone observed and could recount what happened in similar situations in the past.

Feb 14, 2018, 11:55 am

#822

FlyingScientist

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A sensible way would be to remove all seat assignments.

Feb 14, 2018, 1:20 pm

#823

Calum

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First A359 for qsuites it appears - 132 A7-ALY A350-941 Qatar Airways Ready for delivery - QSuite rework after delivery

Feb 14, 2018, 7:03 pm

#824

djsflynn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by N1Rotate

Probably a misunderstanding at the press conference, QR will have 14 777 delivered with the Qsuites.

I was at the presser, and was the one who asked the question of the CEO about the Qsuites rollout timetable, and in his reply when speaking of the current fleet (with regard to upgrading DOH-SYD-CBR to Qsuites in June) he stated "only 14 are equipped" .

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Feb 15, 2018, 6:21 pm

#825

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In an interview with the NZ Herald the head of QATAR stated that Qsuites will be coming to the AKL route next year sometime.