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Yeah, I slammed the Qatar Airways Boeing 787 in Economy. They used the 3-3-3 config in Economy and many airlines are also using the same 3-3-3 in Economy for their B787. Stay away!
To be fair, the Qatar Airways new Airbus A350-XWB in Economy is much, much better. Also 3-3-3 in Economy, but the seats are wider and no nasty IFE box.
Here is my flight review video of the A350 experience.
https://youtu.be/MeTxDyDYHyQ
Qatar calls itself a 5-star airline. This is my first experience in Qatar and in Economy, so I can only compare with other Economy products. Generally, I think Qatar has a very good Economy product, especially in the Airbus A350. However, the major, major blemish is the terrible seat space on the Boeing 787-8 product.
For this thread, let me commend the new Airbus A350 product from Qatar.
This is the picture of the cockpit (from the aerobridge) of the Airbus A350,
after landing at Changi.
Qatar Airways A350 Flight on the new Airbus A350 from Doha to Singapore. It was a 0700hrs departure from Doha and landed in Singapore at 1950 hrs local time.
We were travelling from London to Singapore, with a 45 minute layover in Doha. We had a 45 minute layover in Doha. The transfer was rather rushed, but still do-able. QR 002 landed in Doha on time, but we did not have an aero-bridge. We had to take a bus to the terminal, similar to earlier experience.
At Doha, we had to re-do security screening, which fortunately was very fast and hassle free. There were many transfer passengers, however, I noticed that they cleared us very quickly as compared to say LHR. Some kind of huge yellow ultra big toy in the middle of the hall? Didn't have time to take a look. This picture was taken while walking!
We boarded the aircraft rather late, i.e. almost all the other passengers had boarded. From the transfer security area, it was a rather long walk to the gate for the Airbus A350 flight to Singapore. I recall it was at Gate B8. See the time stamp on the Gate - 0647hrs! Yes, we got there just in the nick of time.
The plane was new. This flight was rather empty so I had an empty seat beside me. Seat space was decent and the IFE system was modern with a nifty touchscreen.I found this video clip on the touchscreen IFE. Exciting!
Onboard the aircraft now. Here is the safety card, Airbus A350-900. I found the safety card to be unexpectedly worn and used, I wonder why. I had thought the A350 was a very new aircraft?
I was seated near the front of the aircraft. It was a day flight and I think most pax were not sleepy, unlike us.
This is how the IFE system looked like. Very modern, and even better than the system on the Boeing 787.
Service on board was good. Overall, Qatar offers a top notch Economy product in their A350.
For the food, we had two meals. First meal of breakfast was served shortly after takeoff. We had three choices of the hot meal. I had the Asian inspired Thai-style with fried rice. As this was breakfast, it felt too early for alcohol, but I think I had some.
After breakfast, I had a decent sleep, about 4 hours. Woke up about 2 hours before landing. The next meal served before landing was a light one. Sandwich plus cake and drinks. Still, it was a definitely a good snack. Taste was good, presentation was good.
Landing in SIN was on time.
The FAs were very pleasant and attentive throughout. I appreciate the extra attention they showered on my two kids.
In this video, I also remember the recent earthquake tragedy in Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Several young primary school children and teachers lost their lives, due to falling boulders. Rest in peace.
Thanks for reading.
To be fair, the Qatar Airways new Airbus A350-XWB in Economy is much, much better. Also 3-3-3 in Economy, but the seats are wider and no nasty IFE box.
Here is my flight review video of the A350 experience.
https://youtu.be/MeTxDyDYHyQ
Qatar calls itself a 5-star airline. This is my first experience in Qatar and in Economy, so I can only compare with other Economy products. Generally, I think Qatar has a very good Economy product, especially in the Airbus A350. However, the major, major blemish is the terrible seat space on the Boeing 787-8 product.
For this thread, let me commend the new Airbus A350 product from Qatar.
This is the picture of the cockpit (from the aerobridge) of the Airbus A350,
after landing at Changi.
Qatar Airways A350 Flight on the new Airbus A350 from Doha to Singapore. It was a 0700hrs departure from Doha and landed in Singapore at 1950 hrs local time.
We were travelling from London to Singapore, with a 45 minute layover in Doha. We had a 45 minute layover in Doha. The transfer was rather rushed, but still do-able. QR 002 landed in Doha on time, but we did not have an aero-bridge. We had to take a bus to the terminal, similar to earlier experience.
At Doha, we had to re-do security screening, which fortunately was very fast and hassle free. There were many transfer passengers, however, I noticed that they cleared us very quickly as compared to say LHR. Some kind of huge yellow ultra big toy in the middle of the hall? Didn't have time to take a look. This picture was taken while walking!
We boarded the aircraft rather late, i.e. almost all the other passengers had boarded. From the transfer security area, it was a rather long walk to the gate for the Airbus A350 flight to Singapore. I recall it was at Gate B8. See the time stamp on the Gate - 0647hrs! Yes, we got there just in the nick of time.
The plane was new. This flight was rather empty so I had an empty seat beside me. Seat space was decent and the IFE system was modern with a nifty touchscreen.I found this video clip on the touchscreen IFE. Exciting!
Onboard the aircraft now. Here is the safety card, Airbus A350-900. I found the safety card to be unexpectedly worn and used, I wonder why. I had thought the A350 was a very new aircraft?
I was seated near the front of the aircraft. It was a day flight and I think most pax were not sleepy, unlike us.
This is how the IFE system looked like. Very modern, and even better than the system on the Boeing 787.
Service on board was good. Overall, Qatar offers a top notch Economy product in their A350.
For the food, we had two meals. First meal of breakfast was served shortly after takeoff. We had three choices of the hot meal. I had the Asian inspired Thai-style with fried rice. As this was breakfast, it felt too early for alcohol, but I think I had some.
After breakfast, I had a decent sleep, about 4 hours. Woke up about 2 hours before landing. The next meal served before landing was a light one. Sandwich plus cake and drinks. Still, it was a definitely a good snack. Taste was good, presentation was good.
Landing in SIN was on time.
The FAs were very pleasant and attentive throughout. I appreciate the extra attention they showered on my two kids.
In this video, I also remember the recent earthquake tragedy in Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Several young primary school children and teachers lost their lives, due to falling boulders. Rest in peace.
Thanks for reading.
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