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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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Mar 13, 2019, 7:46 pm

#2011

sambo150

Join Date: Feb 2018

Posts: 93

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. HFH

FWIW, I find the 359 J seats different from, but equally comfortable to, QSuites. Just my opinion, though. IMO the 359 seat, itself, is more comfortable, but more privacy in the QSuites.

Thanks I haven’t flown business much so I’m glad the 359 seats are good aswell, there is three flights a day out of SIN I rung qatar they won’t change me to one of the other two which are 351 flights which is pretty annoying

Mar 13, 2019, 9:08 pm

#2012

Traveller999

Join Date: Mar 2017

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Posts: 764

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambo150

CR in QR style....

Mar 13, 2019, 9:36 pm

#2013

florin

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: MEL

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Posts: 7,003

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Originally Posted by florin

YAAAAY!
Happy days for Daandeluxe and me!

D'oh - we're back to no QSuites on this flight (QR945 SIN-DOH on 19 April)

Mar 14, 2019, 12:29 am

#2014

Daandeluxe

Join Date: Aug 2017

Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Quote:

Originally Posted by florin

D'oh - we're back to no QSuites on this flight (QR945 SIN-DOH on 19 April)

yep, got the message as well 😂
i bet it will change another couple of times before checkin 😉

Mar 14, 2019, 5:42 am

#2015

ChocolateFactory

Join Date: Aug 2015

Location: DXB

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Regarding QSuites, our booking ARN-SIN-OSL went from 0/1 to 1/1 to 1/0 to 0/0 (outbound/inbound).
This helped us rebook to ARN-SIN, KUL-ARN in D class and it also gave us a day more of vacation.
But now or ARN-DOH QR172 on April 10 and DOH-SIN QR944 on April 11 are operated with an A359.
KUL never has QSuites and DOH-ARN QR172 in April 22 is A359 as well IIRC (definitely no QSuites).
How often to they make equipment changes so few weeks before departure?
Our last equipment change was exactly one month before departure.

Mar 14, 2019, 7:28 am

#2016

justatourist

Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 262

My last fight to ARN a couple of weeks ago was a A359 and already had Q Suites. It was a nice surprised but since it was a day time flight I don't mind and actually enjoy the old J product.

Mar 14, 2019, 7:32 am

#2017

ChocolateFactory

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The seatmapa for our flights show no QSuite unfortunately.

Mar 14, 2019, 10:20 am

#2018

nov11

Join Date: Aug 2005

Location: The KUL city

Programs: AA Lifetime Plat, TK Elite+

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory

KUL never has QSuites and DOH-ARN QR172 in April 22 is A359 as well IIRC (definitely no QSuites).

KUL has Q-Suites quite a few times (usually on the 777 scheduled flights). Check QR cargo a week or two before your flight. Enjoy the Plaza Premium First Lounge at KUL

Mar 14, 2019, 10:55 am

#2019

ThatT1Feeling

Join Date: Jul 2005

Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dragman

Well, it looks like both H and F keep flying (H returned from AKL and F left to AKL first hours of this morning). AKL seems to be the last long range non-qsuite destination, with H and F doing the rotation for at least the next 30 days, according to qrcargo (77K shows up just 5 times in the next month). I don’t know what to expect for my flights early next month.

I'm guessing I was on F then, having just arrived in AKL. Disappointed to not get the Q Suites for such a long flight but it was ok and I must have slept a good 10 hours - no seat mate helped so I could have one chair and one bed. Surprised that I couldn’t find any power sockets other than USB. Was I looking in the wrong place?

Mar 14, 2019, 12:00 pm

#2020

etiene

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: AMS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatT1Feeling

Front end of the “pier” between the seats, I think? Always somewhere I overlook.

Mar 14, 2019, 12:23 pm

#2021

ChocolateFactory

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nov11

KUL has Q-Suites quite a few times (usually on the 777 scheduled flights). Check QR cargo a week or two before your flight. Enjoy the Plaza Premium First Lounge at KUL

Ah, nice! Unfortunately we have ARN-DOH and DOH-ARN both operated by A359 without QSuites while KUL-DOH is A333 and DOH-ARN is A359 without QSuites again...
How does QR cargo help? That sounds interesting, but I don't know what or where to check...

Plaza Premium First?! I actually had plans to go to the MH First lounge at KUL as Oneworld Emerald - or is that in different terminal?

Mar 14, 2019, 3:24 pm

#2022

nov11

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Location: The KUL city

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory

QR Cargo allows you to check in advance what type of planes are operating on the route (better accuracy if you are checking 1-2 weeks prior to your flight). You can get the info from the QR Fleet Wiki. I see quite a few 77K (777-200LR Q-Suites flight) on QR 845 (morning departure ex-KUL)

QR sends their passenger to Plaza Premium First (and as a OWE, you are entitled to use the MH First Lounge too). Same terminal/concourse. Maybe 5 minutes walk from each other.

Mar 14, 2019, 3:33 pm

#2023

ChocolateFactory

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How is that different from checking under "Manage My Booking" or on ExpertFlyer? Which both show the seatmap...?
We're booked on QR172 (ARN-DOH), QR944 (DOH-SIN), QR853 (KUL-DOH), QR171 (DOH-ARN).

Strange that they don't send them to the MH business lounge? Is the Plaza Premium lounge better?

Mar 14, 2019, 4:16 pm

#2024

nov11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory

No difference

Because with QR, you wouldn't know what plane you'll be on until you show up at the gate

I have been QRed a few times (A350 to B777, A380 to B777, A320 to B787). There are only a few exceptions where they don't swap (very rare that they do) - those routes that need the 77L range (AKL/GRU/EZE) plus US/Australia (it can change from 77W to 77L vv but rarely from say A350 to 77W at the very last minute)

I don't know the reason - could be MH Lounge is not up to QR's standards or PPL is cheaper than MH lounge or MH lounge has limited offering at QR's departure time (QR853). MH Lounge is open 24/7 but things wind down after the last MH flight leaves around midnight (food is reduced and workers are cleaning the lounge).

Both have sit down dining option tho.

ChocolateFactory likes this.

Mar 14, 2019, 4:18 pm

#2025

ChocolateFactory

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Thanks!

Yeah, I mean, like I said, they completely swapped everything out over the course of few weeks. Added and removed QSuites back and forth. Let's hope they'll put them back!