A Brief Overview of Airlines Qatar Airways (QR), the country's flag carrier, was created in 1993. It is completely owned by the Qatari government. The airline is headquartered at Hamad International Airport (DOH) and serves around 150 destinations throughout all six inhabited continents. Additionally, it has codeshare agreements with 19 other airlines and is a part of the Oneworld alliance. The airline's 146-strong fleet consists of both Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Aircraft are available with one, two, or three cabin configurations. Premium guests get access to the airline's lounges at Hamad International Airport and Heathrow Airport in London (LHR).
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We will, however, begin with the A380, the world's largest airliner. Currently, the Flotte consists of ten of these two-story ships, with the Business Class located on the upper deck. This is the only aircraft equipped with a bar that you may visit throughout the flight. To do so, just go through the Business Class cabin to the end and you will find yourself at the bar.
A well built business class section. Excellent, courteous personnel. Comfortable seats, with the added advantage of a fully reclining bed. The entertainment system is adequate, albeit the routing on the portable device is a little peculiar. The film and music selections are decent. however a few more entries in the "classic" category would have been good. Very wonderful food and drinks. Excellent assortment of wines, although I would have like a somewhat wider number of whiskey (my own preference is for Islay malts). The only significant concern on this trip (and not on the return flight from Doha to London on 2 April) was a group of customers socializing in the open area behind row 5 who consumed more alcohol than other business class passengers and were more boisterous as the flight continued. Fortunately, it was a daytime flight (2.00pm departure from Gatwick), and the noise-canceling headphones were a godsend in terms of decreasing the sensation of intrusion, however other passengers were attempting to sleep, and the loudness interfered with this. Staff made every effort to minimize the intrusion, but the group seemed adamant on being obnoxious. Both boarding and disembarking procedures were seamless, and we were able to move seamlessly to our next aircraft. Weiterlesen
For those unfamiliar, if you examine Qatar's flight schedule (or that of Emirates or Etihad for that matter), you will see that a majority of planes arrive at a given time of day and then leave quickly thereafter. Due to the way runways operate, only one flight can land at a time, which means that all of these flights are staggered in an intense and choreographed motion to minimize transit times for as many people as possible. Getting this wrong costs the airline money and is bad for passengers, as we really don't want to be in transit for any longer than necessary. All of this occurs twice daily.
