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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information. It was originally published on 10 July 2019.
TPG considers Qatar Airways’ amazing Qsuite product to be the world’s best business class. If you are redeeming points or miles, there is really no better product in its class to book and fly.
The high-density Boeing 777-300ER fitted with the QSuite business class product has 24 individual business suites with direct aisle access and sliding doors. The low-density version however, has 42 business class seats. The Qatar Airways QSuite. Right from the start, it’s easy to see why so many people are raving about the QSuite. I get to fly Qatar Airways QSuite Business Class on my birthday! Take a look at this video why I think QSuite is the World's BEST Business Class!For Full Sto. Check out Qatar's new QSuite product on board its 777-300ER.
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Qatar is about halfway through its lengthy process of equipping its wide-body aircraft with Qsuite. The airline has a huge fleet of more than 200 planes, so this is a long and complicated process, as it cannot take significant amounts of aircraft out of service at once. Some aircraft, like its Airbus A350-1000s, all have Qsuite installed, as these were all newly delivered after the product was released. The airline has announced that its Airbus A380s will not be fitted with the product, as it plans to retire these aircraft.
It can be confusing to determine which routes from the United Kingdom to Qatar’s global hub in Doha (DOH) have Qsuite and which do not. As a general rule, here is the status of various aircraft type Qatar operates on long-haul services:
Qatar 777 Qsuite Seat Map
- Airbus A380 (10 aircraft in fleet) — None fitted with Qsuite, no plans to do so
- Airbus A330 (19 aircraft in fleet) — None fitted with Qsuite, no plans to do so
- Airbus A350-900 (39 aircraft in fleet) — 10 fitted with Qsuite
- Airbus A350-1000 (14 aircraft in fleet) — All fitted with Qsuite
- Boeing 787 (30 aircraft in fleet) — None fitted with Qsuite, no timeline to refit
- Boeing 777-200 (9 aircraft in fleet) — Seven fitted with Qsuite
- Boeing 777-300 (48 aircraft in fleet) — 25 fitted with Qsuite
Do remember these routes and planes are always subject to last-minute, unforeseen aircraft swaps for a number of reasons. This is certainly frustrating but common in the airline industry.
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Noting that caveat, as of February 2020, here is the status of Qatar’s U.K. routes:
- Cardiff (CWL) to Doha (DOH) — Daily flight, operated by a Boeing 787 with no Qsuite.
- Edinburgh (EDI) to Doha (DOH) — Double daily flight, operated by an Airbus A350-900, which usually do not feature Qsuite.
- Manchester (MAN) to Doha (DOH) — Triple daily, operated by a mix of Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft. From February 2020, QR27 and QR28 and from March 2020, QR21 and QR22 will feature Qsuite.
- Birmingham (BHX) to Doha (DOH) — Four times weekly Boeing 787 service with no Qsuite.
- London Gatwick (LGW) to Doha (DOH) — Triple daily service, usually two times with a Boeing 787 with no Qsuite. Third flight (QR328) may be operated by a Boeing 777-300, however, this is likely to be an older version without Qsuite.
- London Heathrow (LHR) to Doha (DOH) — Seven times daily with a mix of Airbus A380, Boeing 777-300 and Airbus A350 aircraft. Despite the complex aircraft mix on this route, this is actually the best option for Qsuite. As this is such a premium route, Qatar has virtually guaranteed Qsuite on certain flights and has put several refitted or newly delivered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Heathrow services. For (almost) guaranteed Qsuite, aim for the following Heathrow routes: QR1/QR2, QR5/QR6, QR7/QR8, QR15/QR16. Qatar does regularly change its Heathrow aircraft schedules in terms of which type of aircraft is planned to operate which frequency, though you still have a very good chance of a Qsuite booking sticking if you book the flights listed above.
Qsuite can be booked with Qatar Airways’ own Qmiles or with partner airline miles such as Avios or American Airlines AAdvantage miles.
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With the new BA partner award chart, one-way flights in business class with Qatar Airways from the UK to Doha (DOH) cost 62,000 Avios.
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