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Qatar Airways Unveils New QSuite – Double Beds & “Private Rooms” in Business Class

March 10, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways has revealed an industry-leading business class concept during the first day of ITB Berlin. Called the QSuites, the new offering features the first-ever double bed available in Business Class, with privacy panels that stow away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room. Adjustable panels and movable TV monitors on the centre four seats allow colleagues, friends or families travelling together to transform their space into a private suite, allowing them to work, dine and socialise together. The QSuites will first be made available in June 2017 on the Boeing 777-300ER and introduced progressively to London, Paris and New York for the first phase.

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Sale Alert: Qatar Airways Travel Festival – Fly to USA From USD 700+, Many European Destinations From USD 500+

January 10, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways has announced the newest round of its travel festival to ring in the new year. This is so far the most attractive among the promotions thrown by the major Middle Eastern carriers this year. Bookings can be made from now until 16th Jan 2017 for travel from 11th Jan 2017 to 15th December 2017. Bookings can be made directly from their website here.

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Qatar Airways – World’s Best Business Class at Skytrax 2016 World Airline Awards

July 13, 2016 by Bino Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways can now add another feather in its cap. The 5-star airline just won three awards at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards including the prestigious World’s Best Business Class Award. The other awards it won were Best Business Class Airline Lounge and Best Airline Staff in the Middle East respectively.

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My Qatar Airways Business Class Experience on the 787 Dreamliner

May 19, 2016 by Bino 8 Comments

Last month, I flew with Qatar Airways on a trip that took me to Europe from Singapore. My main destinations for this journey were the Baltic States and Ukraine but since there’s no decent connection to these places from Asia, I headed to a couple of Scandinavian cities first. Those who have been reading this blog throughout the years would know that I have been flying with Qatar Airways almost annually for the past 5 years as they have great connections to several European gateways coupled with an admirable product at a reasonable price point. This time, I had the opportunity to experience the Business Class service on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and this review will cover this aircraft. I had previously been on the Dreamliner when I flew from Singapore to Doha in 2014. The new A350 now services this route so my Dreamliner experience this time coincided with the second leg of my flight – from Doha to Oslo.

QR’s Dreamliner is a two-class setup with Business Class and Economy Class. There are 22 seats in the Business Class section with the first twenty seats separated from the last two by a bar where passengers can find free-flowing champagne during the flight. The seats follow a reverse herringbone layout which means aisle access for all seats which are on a 1-2-1 configuration.

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My Qatar Airways Experience, Part 2 (Doha to Tbilisi)

September 16, 2012 by Bino 6 Comments

I have received quite a number of queries from my Tbilisi post on how I managed to get there so this update is definitely way overdue. This trip was taken some months back on Qatar Airways. I transited in Doha for about 8 hours before boarding my 3 hour or so flight to Tbilisi, Georgia.

The terminal was basically the same one I transited in when I flew to Iran (also with QR) just a few months prior to this trip. The terminal was in the midst of upgrading and those of us with connecting flights were given color-coded boarding passes for easy identification.

Here is the rundown:

Pre-flight:

after 8 hours of waiting, I was relieved to see this

I did not have to check-in as this was a connecting flight. As previously stated, I had an 8-hour transit time which was mostly spent dozing off in Doha’s Airport. Given the relatively small-sized terminal, it was a consolation they had a sleeping area for passengers to use free-of-charge. Spaces were limited however. Silver and gold tiered Privilege Club members have lounges which can be used free-of-charge.

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My Qatar Airways Experience, Part 1 (Singapore to Doha)

March 17, 2012 by Bino 14 Comments

As one of the few airlines with a 5-star rating (as awarded by Skytrax), Qatar Airways took a step further by incorporating the number of stars it has into its marketing slogan to really bring the point home. The world’s 5-star airline – is what it calls itself on TV, billboards and in major dailies. During some of my recent trips, I got to try out this 5-star quality which they’re so proud about.

I have flown with Qatar Airways several times during the past six months alone – mostly on the SIN <-> DOH route. While I normally go for low cost carriers, full-service airlines still reign supreme over the long-haul space. One’s really got to eat on a flight that’s over five hours long. Entertainment’s more or less mandatory as well, else the flight could be unbearably boring. So is precious baggage space. This is where all the creature comforts of a full-service airline come in.

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