QR aircraft at LGW
Oct 6, 2017, 2:11 am
#3
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A number of QR A320s were wet-leased to facilitate the Monarch rescue operation.
The A320s are shuttling back and forth for another week, before heading back to Doha.
M
The A320s are shuttling back and forth for another week, before heading back to Doha.
M
Oct 6, 2017, 4:56 am
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Yeah, quite a few spare A320s QR has for sure after the whole situation out there.
Must be nice though, if people flying Monarch get upgraded to an A320 lie flat
Must be nice though, if people flying Monarch get upgraded to an A320 lie flat
Oct 6, 2017, 5:06 am
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Unlikely. The GCC fleet that they have spare as a result of the blockade don't have lie-flat, similar to the ones operating as cover for the BA strike. The medium haul narrow bodies have lie-flat but are still flying unaffected by the blockade
Oct 6, 2017, 6:31 am
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Well maybe it'll work for me, my upcoming DOH-SOF flight on A320 is -not- lie flat, maybe they'll change it ...
Oct 6, 2017, 1:03 pm
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I doubt that MoL is willing to spend a pretty penny on QR flights for its customers. Until the CAA warned them, they weren't even thinking about following their duties under EU law.
And despite having seen the QR A320 regularly at LHR over the summer, I never got to fly them on BA flights.
And despite having seen the QR A320 regularly at LHR over the summer, I never got to fly them on BA flights.
Oct 6, 2017, 3:29 pm
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I doubt that MoL is willing to spend a pretty penny on QR flights for its customers. Until the CAA warned them, they weren't even thinking about following their duties under EU law.
And despite having seen the QR A320 regularly at LHR over the summer, I never got to fly them on BA flights.
And despite having seen the QR A320 regularly at LHR over the summer, I never got to fly them on BA flights.
Oct 6, 2017, 3:34 pm
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Oct 6, 2017, 10:42 pm
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However, the CAA approached BA for any spare aircraft, and BA delegated to QR, who in turn provided crews and aircraft- under an Agreement with BA (hence the BA flight numbers etc).
M
Oct 7, 2017, 12:57 pm
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Not sure where you saw these QR A320s parked? Unless, they belonged to Qatar Amiri.
Last edited by Fontana; Oct 8, 2017 at 5:14 am
