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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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Jul 13, 2018, 5:19 pm

#1156

PxC

Join Date: Sep 2016

Location: Bristol

Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Gold, Caesars Diamond

Posts: 923

After 2 of my 4 flights LHR-DOH-HKG switched to Qsuites, the return HKG-DOH (Oct 10) has switched back to the old 777 seat map.

Jul 17, 2018, 7:06 am

#1157

oxtailsoup

Join Date: May 2008

Location: Berkshire

Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club

Posts: 1,779

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Coles

After 2 of my 4 flights LHR-DOH-HKG switched to Qsuites, the return HKG-DOH (Oct 10) has switched back to the old 777 seat map.

Ditto with my flights to BLR next week. Had four QSuite sectors but the return to Heathrow is now showing the old 777 configuration.

Jul 17, 2018, 11:17 am

#1158

geilux

Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: LUX

Programs: LH SEN, BA Silver, HH SILVER, Bonvoy PLAT, A/club PLAT, Hyatt Diamond

Posts: 838

Sorry if this has already been asked in this thread.

We will be travelling FRA-DOH on the A351 in the Qsuite.
We are a party of three (2 adults and a 14Y old).

I have read many feedbacks for best seating if travelling solo, in couple or with 4 pax.

What would be the best seating for the three of us (day flight) ?

Jul 17, 2018, 1:26 pm

#1159

WorldLux

Join Date: Sep 2015

Programs: LH SEN; BA Gold

Posts: 8,406

Quote:

Originally Posted by geilux

What would be the best seating for the three of us (day flight) ?

1) Getting a double bed for the parents and a window seat for the teenager
2) Three window seats

?

Jul 17, 2018, 3:10 pm

#1160

FleyeSkyHigh

Join Date: Jul 2016

Posts: 222

Anyone think that there is any chance that QR703 DOH-JFK which currently is operated by a non Q-suite A359 starts operating with Qsuites by October of this year (either on a 77W or a newer A359/A351)?

The other daily DOH-JFK is a Qsuite 77W.

Jul 18, 2018, 12:29 am

#1161

clubeurope

Join Date: Jul 2017

Location: CGK

Posts: 2,375

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleyeSkyHigh

I've been hoping for that too for months... and I'm flying this Sunday... still old 359 configuration D:

Jul 18, 2018, 10:39 am

#1162

ashbjr

Join Date: Oct 2014

Location: DAC, KTM, JFK, PBI

Programs: Qatar Platinum, One World Emerald, IHG Platinum Elite

Posts: 98

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleyeSkyHigh

I just flew on the evening QSuite flight on the 77W (702) this past weekend. At check in, I asked the same question and the check in agent told me that starting in October 2018, that both JFK flights will be with the A350-1000 with QSuites. This is not official ofcourse, but he must have heard it from somewhere within the organization to tell me the detail of not just both flights being Qsuites but that both will be operated on an A350-1000. So maybe there is some hope.

Jul 18, 2018, 11:44 am

#1163

FleyeSkyHigh

Join Date: Jul 2016

Posts: 222

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashbjr

Thanks for the information. So then the question, at least for me, become when in October! That's very interesting since I thought they only have 2 A351 birds right now. Anyone know what the delivery schedule looks like for A359/A351 for rest of the year?

Jul 18, 2018, 11:57 am

#1164

charms81

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: ATL

Programs: IHG-Spire, DL-Gold, MR-Platinum, HH-Gold, SPG-Gold, Hyatt-Diamond, BA-Silver

Posts: 277

3rd Qsuites config A350-900 A7-ALN is already in service since 2 weeks.. so 3 A350s currently flying with Qsuites.

Jul 18, 2018, 12:41 pm

#1165

StormDog

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: UK

Programs: VS Gold and a few more.....

Posts: 95

Quote:

Originally Posted by charms81

3rd Qsuites config A350-900 A7-ALN is already in service since 2 weeks.. so 3 A350s currently flying with Qsuites.

A7-ALN has been in continuos service since the end of April - It was delivered with the old style business class seat. I can't see where it's been grounded long enough to have been retrofitted recently.

Are you referring to a different frame?

Jul 18, 2018, 3:30 pm

#1166

lidocaineus

Join Date: Nov 2013

Posts: 1

ORD / Chicago

A few months ago Qatar announced the daily ORD - DOH flight would be converted over to the QSuites config (777-300ER) by April 1, 2018. I have an upcoming trip through DOH in February / 2019, and the seat config still shows the old 2-2-2, even if I choose various dates right next to each other. Anyone flown on the route yet? Qatar customer support says it's not on the route yet, but it seems really crazy that it will be delayed almost a year from it's debut announcement on the route.

Edit: looks like the seat is Qsuites but changes to standard 2-2-2 on 10/28/18 - 4/1/2019, which is a giant bummer if true.

Last edited by lidocaineus; Jul 18, 2018 at 3:42 pm

Jul 18, 2018, 3:46 pm

#1167

charms81

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: ATL

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Posts: 277

Quote:

Originally Posted by StormDog

Sorry, I meant A7-ALV as I think i saw somewhere it has the Qsuites config. This is not first hand info, I read somewhere.

Jul 18, 2018, 3:51 pm

#1168

charms81

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: ATL

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Not sure how reliable this site is.. but A7-ALV, W, X, Y and Z are marked as Qsuites.

http://theqatarsource.com/category/news-fleet/

Last edited by charms81; Jul 18, 2018 at 4:49 pm

Jul 19, 2018, 2:22 am

#1169

frausflyer

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: DOH

Programs: BA:GOLD

Posts: 213

Quote:

Originally Posted by charms81

Not sure how reliable this site is.. but A7-ALV, W, X, Y and Z are marked as Qsuites.

News ? Fleet | The Qatar Source

Only A7-ALY, Z have the QSuites for now. But any new A350 delivery from now will have the new seats

Jul 19, 2018, 2:43 am

#1170

timfarr1

Join Date: Jul 2012

Programs: BA Silver

Posts: 26

Surprised by Q-Suites Service

Hello FT’ers. I’ve just flown my first Q-Suites on QR007 DOH-LHR and while the hard product is indeed incredible, the service was not as expected. For starters, there was no snack platters menu despite this being much lauded, and I found the door, whilst amazing for privacy, also means you lack the frequent interaction with crew that ordinarily makes QR service so intuitive. From other TR’s I see that unless the DND button is pressed, the crew would regularly check on passengers by slightly opening the door, but that didn’t happen once on this flight - a first world problem I know. This trip gave me 3 other J class flights on the A380, A359 and 773 (pre-retrofit) and the service on all 3 was better than with Q-Suites. Perhaps it’s because the suites configuration makes it difficult to make eye contact with crew even when the door is open, or maybe it was a one off - the crew did seem especially hurried and when I could grab them they were attentive as always, but I’m keen to know if the lack of proactive service (and snack platters menu!) is a wider issue - any experiences of this?