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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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Nov 15, 2018, 3:29 pm

#1621

englisha

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: BG

Programs: BAEC Silver, TK Elite, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 827

Delighted to just find out our flight for Christmas to Male looks to now have Qsuites. I booked in J with Avios for 2 adults and 2 kids so am really looking forward to trying the middle seats that they advertise for families. The seat map looks pretty open for the way out (10 Dec) but just to confirm, which are the 4 seats to reserve for the family of 4? Seatguru is not pulling this info up for me.

Nov 15, 2018, 3:30 pm

#1622

atcanobbio

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: PNW

Programs: AS 100K

Posts: 1,548

Quote:

Originally Posted by in4tar

I am not ready to update the wiki yet because I don't think it was officially announced (and SeatGuru does not reflect it either) but from mid-February 2019 Q-Suites will be on LAX-DOH route...QR agent confirmed it to me and was able to select E/F seats for me on a LAX-DOH flight in March 2019...long overdue!

I wonder how many 77Ls will have Qsuites installed by Feb 2019. As of now, There are two 77Ls with Qsuites mostly doing the IAH and ME/India rotations. I do see IAH getting a non Qsuite 77L like once a week or so. I think for IAH and LAX to be "guaranteed" Qsuites, there has to be about 4 or 5 77Ls with Qsuites by Feb 2019. If not, those with LAX bookings in Feb/March will be playing a lottery.

I'm hopping to fly DOH-SEA in april but I'd rather route through ORD to have a 99% chance of getting Qsuites than through LAX or IAH.

Nov 15, 2018, 4:38 pm

#1623

in4tar

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 305

Quote:

Originally Posted by atcanobbio

I think for IAH and LAX to be "guaranteed" Qsuites, there has to be about 4 or 5 77Ls with Qsuites by Feb 2019. If not, those with LAX bookings in Feb/March will be playing a lottery.

I agree...so if someone books LAX-DOH for the sole reason of flying in Q-suites, it's a gamble fore sure...but (as is my case) you have to fly this route anyway, then Q-suites (if they materialize) would be just cherry on top...

Nov 15, 2018, 5:48 pm

#1624

tuchop

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: CDG

Programs: A bit of this and a bit of that

Posts: 777

Quote:

Originally Posted by atcanobbio

GRU/EZE route is getting QSuites with 77Ls (77K) three times a week as of December and daily from January on. Currently there's one getting reconfigured (A7-BBB) and my guess is that they will keep up doing one per month.

Nov 15, 2018, 6:00 pm

#1625

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by in4tar

I booked LAX-DOH for the end of January and hoped for Qsuites, of course, so disappointed that it will be the old 2-2-2 configuration. Flew Qsuites LHR-DOH earlier this year, and DOH-CBR-DOH last week, so now the old configuration is disappointing.

Nov 15, 2018, 6:16 pm

#1626

atcanobbio

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: PNW

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Posts: 1,548

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuchop

so I'm guessing BBB will be out of mods by the end of the month? If that's the case and QR does stick to making 77L mods 1/mo, that means there could be 5 77Ls by beginning of Feb 2019. With 5 aircraft, i do not see LAX having Qsuites on a daily basis. But maybe by april, they can have enough 77Ls with Qsuites to make LAX daily. We'll see what happens!

Nov 15, 2018, 8:21 pm

#1627

lizakramer

Join Date: Jul 2014

Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Posts: 128

Quote:

Originally Posted by englisha

Just flew QSuites to MLE yesterday on A359 and it was great. You should ask for rows 3 & 4. Seats would be 3E, 3F, 4D and 4G. Those comprise the “quad”. Row 3 is rear facing and the seats are essentially connected. Great set-up for a family. You could also take rows 1&2, 5&6 or 7&8 same letters. I like row 3/4 because it’s in the middle not near bathrooms.

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Nov 15, 2018, 11:35 pm

#1628

ual902

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 589

Is there anyway to find out what aircraft tail number will be routed to what cities a few days before departure other then flight radar 24, which you only find out when the pilots turn on the transponder right before departure?

Nov 16, 2018, 1:23 am

#1629

plunet

Join Date: Jan 2016

Location: LON

Programs: BAEC

Posts: 3,911

Quote:

Originally Posted by ual902

In reality, until you turn up at the gate, you can't really get any certainity on which frame will fly a specific sector. QR are notorious for last minute operational swaps.

That being said, the QR Cargo website will give you a good indication of the expected aircraft type and seating layout with a fairly good degree of certainty from about 1 month before travel, excluding last minute operational swaps.

Nov 16, 2018, 10:54 am

#1630

tuchop

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: CDG

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Quote:

Originally Posted by atcanobbio

BBB will be out next week. They are taking almost one month to reconfigure right now, but the pace might be faster once they "get used" to it. Same thing happened with AA's 772s, started taking one month and ended up being 2-3 weeks. So by the beginning of February most likely we'll see 5-6 reconfigured.

Nov 16, 2018, 11:34 am

#1631

Dr. HFH

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: BOS/UTH

Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT

Posts: 12,744

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuchop

They are taking almost one month to reconfigure right now, but the pace might be faster once they "get used" to it. Same thing happened with AA's 772s, started taking one month and ended up being 2-3 weeks.

So AA's going to have QSuites, too! Awesome!!

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Nov 16, 2018, 4:46 pm

#1632

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

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

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by plunet

In reality, until you turn up at the gate, you can't really get any certainity on which frame will fly a specific sector. QR are notorious for last minute operational swaps.

I had EF alerts set for DOH-ARN and it kept switching back and forth. At check-in on my connecting flight the agent gave me BPs for both flights and commented that I was getting Qsuites all the way through. I mentioned that it had kept changing and she said "Oh, I don't think it'll change again." Sure enough, shortly after landing in DOH on the connecting flight I got an EF alert that it had changed back o non-Qsuites. Fine for a six-hour flight of course. It's LAX-DOH in late January that I'm bummed about.

Nov 17, 2018, 8:54 pm

#1633

manucanuck

Join Date: Feb 2013

Location: Hong Kong

Programs: AC,CX,KE,EK / IHG Spire, 1865 Gateway

Posts: 184

Wanted to do qr815 on march 25 and qr818 on apr 7
1) 815 is not a qsuite config
2) seems like they do not have guaranteed q suite beyond march 31 for now

sad

Nov 18, 2018, 1:29 pm

#1634

ual902

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 589

Quote:

Originally Posted by manucanuck

Wanted to do qr815 on march 25 and qr818 on apr 7
1) 815 is not a qsuite config
2) seems like they do not have guaranteed q suite beyond march 31 for now

sad

Are you getting your info from the seat map on QR reservations booking?

Nov 18, 2018, 8:28 pm

#1635

LandMiler

Join Date: Jan 2014

Programs: JL OW Sapphire, NH *A Gold

Posts: 217

My wife and I will fly with Qatar Qsuite on 77W.

Both Qatar seat selection & Expertflyer show all Quad seats are blocked.
How or When can we select "couple" seats?

Are there any difference over rows? We will avoid row 1 & 7 not to close to the lavatory.

Thanks!

Last edited by LandMiler; Nov 18, 2018 at 11:13 pm