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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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May 31, 2018, 6:40 pm

#1051

onemoretrip

Join Date: Feb 2006

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cyru5

Route DOH-(SYD)-CBR just changed to 77P with QSuites for dates after 1st of July

Good news! The old seat layout returns in October, but hopefully they are still in the process of switching these later flights over to Qsuites.

May 31, 2018, 9:05 pm

#1052

PxC

Join Date: Sep 2016

Location: Bristol

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Posts: 923

Just seen that my LHR-DOH (359) seat map has changed to Q suites, happy days!

I am travelling with my 70 year old mother, and although I do not want to share a bed with her, I would like to be close, and thus undecided which centre pair to get. Can the closer beds be kept as separate beds/are the ones further away from each other that far away as to hinder conversation etc?

The centre seats are also blocked at the moment, will QR put us in those if I phone them to request it?

Finally, the seat map is pretty much empty so given a choice of any (centre) row, is there any advantage to any of them?

Thanks!

May 31, 2018, 11:40 pm

#1053

Hartsa

Join Date: Jun 2013

Location: HEL

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Got email from Qatar yesterday and noticed my seat assignment has changed on my DOH-BKK and BKK-DOH flights. The plane is a 773 and the seat map shows Q Suites on both directions!

I'm traveling alone and now I'm assigned to 1K and 2J. Are there any reasons to change the seats? The outbound flight is at the end of this month and the inbound in the middle of July.

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Jun 1, 2018, 4:27 am

#1054

purple1addict

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: LHR

Programs: QR Platinum, WY Gold, Shangri-la Diamond, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 1,151

QSuites seem to be loaded for HKG routes from 1 October. Let's see if it sticks!

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Jun 1, 2018, 5:11 am

#1055

lost_in_translation

Join Date: Apr 2015

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Having had flights to both SYD and HKG change to Qsuites in the last 48 hours I'm certainly not complaining, but seems like there needs to be a pretty large ramp up in deliveries of Qsuites-equipped aircraft for QR to actually be able to operate Qsuites on all of these routes!

Jun 1, 2018, 5:18 am

#1056

lost_in_translation

Join Date: Apr 2015

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartsa

1K is rearward facing and 2J is forward facing.

Personally, I like the 'proper' window seats with the seat closest to the window that face rearwards best, so I'd keep 1K but be tempted to try to switch 2J to one of 1K/3K/5K etc. Still not a bad seat, though!

Depending on exact date, also possible I will be on your outbound flight.

Jun 1, 2018, 6:43 am

#1057

Hartsa

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Thanks for recommendation lost_in_translation! Now I'm in 1K on both directions. I remember sleeping very well on BA's rearward facing Club seats so I hope it helps on this shortish flight, too

Jun 1, 2018, 6:47 am

#1058

Dr. HFH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_in_translation

It's also worth noting that read-facing seats provide slightly more natural sleep conditions. Planes cruise in a nose up attitude of 2-4 degrees. So if you're facing forward, your head is slightly below your feet in a lie-flat position.

Jun 1, 2018, 10:19 am

#1059

Kölner

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: Köln/Deutschland

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartsa

Which Bangkok flight get the QSuites?

Jun 1, 2018, 1:13 pm

#1060

Hartsa

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Location: HEL

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kölner

Which Bangkok flight get the QSuites?

My flights are the QR830 and QR831.

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Jun 1, 2018, 6:22 pm

#1061

Diver Boy

Join Date: Apr 2015

Location: SYD

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Posts: 404

Had the Q suites on QR7 DOH-LHR earlier this week. Although I like the seat has anyone else found that due to the suite doors being closed the crew tend to be less proactive in service. This was the first QR flight I had where I found that the crew tended to be hiding. Normally I have found them to be actively walking the cabin checking if anyone needed anything. This flight they made a couple of passes but that was it.

Jun 1, 2018, 7:14 pm

#1062

clubeurope

Join Date: Jul 2017

Location: CGK

Posts: 2,375

Anyone know when the next A351 will be delivered?

Jun 1, 2018, 9:21 pm

#1063

frausflyer

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: DOH

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Posts: 213

Quote:

Originally Posted by clubeurope

Anyone know when the next A351 will be delivered?

Probably mid-late June

Jun 2, 2018, 3:23 am

#1064

brunos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by purple1addict

QSuites seem to be loaded for HKG routes from 1 October. Let's see if it sticks!

Two nights ago, I chatted with the QR station manager before boarding.
He mentioned that plans to introduce Qsuites have been on and off.
He stated that he was not aware of definite plans to introduce them in october (I asked him as it had been mentioned here previously).
I now see the Qsuites on EFfrom 1 October and he might simply not have been officially notified. But a lot of things can change with QR till october.

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