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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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Sep 18, 2018, 12:28 am

#1381

SLGO

Join Date: Jan 2017

Programs: BA SL, CX GR, IHG Plat Amb

Posts: 573

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver2002

The seat is rather narrow and very firm. I'm not very tall or wide but doubt that a 6ft person would feel ok with the length. The footwell in my seat was already broken and bent out of shape. Plugging in your things to the right across the path felt odd. The suite door thing is a novelty. What was cute was the Indian and Philipino FAs/CSD peeking over the door checking if I needed anything.

I agree. While the seats are superb in terms of privacy, they make the cabin feels less spacious. I was on Qsuite of 359 right after a flight with A380, and it feels roomier on the latter. The seat control on the latter was also more flexible. But still, Qsuite is nice overall, especially on full flights.

Sep 18, 2018, 2:13 am

#1382

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: 30,491

Quote:

Originally Posted by PxC

Your review is the exact reasons I wouldn’t wish for AKL to get Q suites. Having done it with the ‘old’ seat, the spacious open cabin is good for such a long trip.

First trips on the Q suite and the Apex suite (Oman) coming up, will be very interested to compare. I can see Apex being more comfortable if not as fashionable

Everyone has their preferences but for what it’s worth I completely disagree. Loved the privacy of the Q suite on my 15 hour SYD flights and personally can’t wait for AKL to get it too!

Sep 18, 2018, 3:33 am

#1383

oliver2002

Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources

Join Date: Dec 2002

Location: MUC

Programs: LH SEN

Posts: 48,080

Just got off a B77W with super old style seating to PEK. While the seat was crap the large cabin of the 777 stood out. The dark suites in the new layout totally kill that.

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Sep 19, 2018, 5:00 am

#1384

matt85

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 120

I'm having my first flights in Q suites coming up. JFK-DOH-BOM and back, all 4 legs Q suites. Pretty excited to check it out!
In AA's reverse herringbone setup, I usually take the seats where the seat is towards the window, not the aisle, as those are more private. Does the same apply to the Q suite setup, or is there no difference anymore because of the door anyway shielding you from the aisle?

Sep 19, 2018, 7:19 am

#1385

orbitmic

FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club

Join Date: Jun 2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by matt85

tried and liked both. Arguably I’d say the b/j seats (away from window) are even more private as you are against the door and all you see is the empty space to the window. In the a/k seats your empty space is by the door so you can see the top/shadow of people walking in the aisle.

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Sep 19, 2018, 8:24 am

#1386

matt85

Join Date: Oct 2014

Posts: 120

Quote:

Originally Posted by orbitmic

Thanks! I got both variations for my trip as nothing else was available, but sounds like I should be good in any case.

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Sep 19, 2018, 9:57 am

#1387

SeeBuyFly

Join Date: Dec 2004

Posts: 5,629

If you want spacious, you could sleep in a busy railway station.

Sep 19, 2018, 10:46 am

#1388

tuchop

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: CDG

Programs: A bit of this and a bit of that

Posts: 777

qrcargo.com site is showing very frequent QSuite (77K) flights on the DOH-GRU-EZE route (QR773) from December and pretty much daily from January 19.
I'm guessing (and hoping) A7-BBA is being refitted now and more will be in the following months..

Sep 19, 2018, 3:02 pm

#1389

Carlos_OL

Join Date: Apr 2018

Posts: 27

SeatGuru and ExpertFlyer do not match

Hey guys
I got an ExperFlyer notification regarding the flight from IAH-DOH on a particular date. Expertflyer now shows Qsuites, yet when I go to SeatGuru, SeatGuru is still showing no Qsuites.
Isn't Experflyer "powered by SeatGuru"? Who should I trust?
I do not want to move my reservation if it turns out Experflyer is wrong

Thoughts?

Sep 19, 2018, 3:11 pm

#1390

SeeBuyFly

Join Date: Dec 2004

Posts: 5,629

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlos_OL

If you think about it for a minute, EF is showing which seats are occupied and which seats are vacant...how is that info 'powered by Seatguru'? And the seat assignment data suggest that the EF layout is up to date.

EF uses Seatguru for only seat evaluations (e.g. green, yellow, red and associated comments). Yes, Seatguru is showing incorrect seat maps for many/all QR flights with QSuites.

Last edited by SeeBuyFly; Sep 19, 2018 at 3:18 pm

Sep 19, 2018, 3:33 pm

#1391

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingaling

First, the 77W has luggage bins over the center seats, but the 35G does not. Second, the overhead reading lights on the 77W are misaligned with the seat and can't be adjusted to point at the correct position; it was a bit annoying. Third, the 77W has the terrible Boeing lavatory occupied signs; they're hard to read and just a poor design. The Airbus has large, bright green/red lavatory signs that make it obvious when the lav is occupied. I really wish Boeing could follow Airbus on this.

Finally, the Boeing has a TERRIBLE IFE map system, despite being a new plane. The Airbus is very slick, but the 77W map system look like something out of the early 90s and lacks the features of the 35G. A bit of a joke for a brand new plane to have such laughably outdated IFE systems.

Luckily, both planes have air nozzles at each seat, an excellent design choice that many 77Ws lack.

Glad to know that both planes have air nozzles at each seat. To me, this makes a huge difference as I am often hot on planes.

Too bad the A350 doesn't have overhead bins for the center seats. Sounds like there could be bin contention issues on this plane.

Sep 19, 2018, 3:35 pm

#1392

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeeBuyFly

Exactly. EF gets the data from the GDS, so it is as accurate as QR makes available. I don't know where SeatGuru gets its data, but I'm not surprised it is out of date.

Sep 19, 2018, 6:27 pm

#1393

Airfan

Join Date: Jul 2006

Posts: 117

Based on an extremely limited sample (i.e., 2 consecutive days), it appears that by March, qsuites are daily on IAH-DOH

Sep 19, 2018, 11:19 pm

#1394

josepciv

Join Date: Apr 2016

Location: BCN

Posts: 87

Better 1K, 5K or 8K?

I've been assigned qsuites 1K and 8A on my return trip to CBR. I've read many comments here that raw 3 is the best, but unfortunatey it is already busy. Would you recommend me to change one or both of my preassigned seats to 5A or 5K, the only window seats still available in the front cabin? Thanks for your help!