In the past few years, Qatar Airways has been making a number of changes to their Australian services (both good and bad) and it appears that they’ve made their next move. upgrading one of their routes with their latest product. I wrote a few weeks ago that the Doha based carrier would be upgrading both […]
Often when I’m writing about frequent flyer program updates, the news is usually disappointing or there is nothing really that makes passengers happy. This is often due to the airline switching to more of a revenue program and less about the actual amount of miles flown; this is becoming more and more common day by […]
Qatar first announced that they would be bringing the A350-1000XWB into the Australian skies in February of this year. They announced that the aircraft would be replacing the current 777-300ER which operates the Doha – Sydney – Canberra service. The airline first said that the aircraft swap over would happen in October, but that was […]
Yesterday I flew onboard the worlds 2nd longest flight from Auckland to Doha in Qsuites. If you’re a long-time reader of the blog, you’ll know I reviewed Qatar Business from Doha to Auckland but that was long before the closing door suites were introduced. For this flight, I used 80,000 American Airlines miles and around […]
Ok, when I first saw this I didn’t really know what to say – why, what, are Qatar crazy? they all seem to fit. The airline is known to do some pretty crazy and adventurous things which has earned them a reputation. I quite like the airline and find their CEO very intriguing but they […]
In August, Qatar Airways announced that they would be introducing the ability to pre-select meals for flights. The airline only made it available for Business and First Class flights and the regions where it was first offered was pretty small. Australia, The United States and Europe, Guangzhou and Bangkok were the only regions that had […]
Every year, Skytrax award airlines for best First Class, Business Class, Crew, Cleanliness, overall best airline and a whole heap of other things. This year’s result has been unveiled at the Paris Airshow which is currently being held. Last year, Emirates was awarded the world’s best airline but this year, they have been beaten by […]
Qatar Airways announced their revolutionary Business Class product earlier this year and the anticipation for it has been very high. The carrier’s 777’s don’t have direct aisle seating so the new seats are an absolute blessing. The new ‘Qsuites’ will also be fitted to the A350-1000 fleet and the -900’s will also be fitted with […]
For the past few days, there’s been massive news about countries cutting their ties with the country of Qatar. 7 countries have cut their ties and some are also telling Qatari citizens to leave their respective countries. The 7 countries are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and The Maldives. This has obviously […]
In-flight wifi is a feature that is becoming more and more popular in the airline industry. A number of airlines have had it for years and some airlines are now just starting to get it. In Australia, both Qantas and Virgin haven’t had wifi up until now. Both carriers are testing theirs and they should both […]
Qatar Airways’ Qsuite has been one of the most hyped products to ever launch, and for good reason. The Business Class suites are fitted with closing doors, NFC payment and there’s even a double bed for couples travelling together. The product was officially launched on March 8th at ITB Berlin. Shortly after the product was […]
Review – Plaza Premium Lounge Brisbane Review – Singapore Airlines 777-200 Business Class Brisbane – Singapore Review – Qatar Airways A350 Business Class Singapore – Doha After arriving in Singapore from Brisbane, I had a transit time of about 4 hours before heading to Doha. At exactly 3 hours before departure, I checked in and got […]