Qatar Airways - QTR

Advantages: staff, price, quality of food and drink, connections smooth
Disadvantages: shame doha airport isn't larger(this is being done though)

...enough to have travelled with Qatar airways in all 3 classes and wanted to share my experience as i think many people will find it interesting. Prices: prise wise, they are pretty similar to rates with similar airlines such as emirates, ethiad, etc but , you may find they do a lot of offer seats so can be much cheaper on certain occasions than their competitors. If you are doing economy for a round trip to bangkok you can get it at around £450pp ...
...staff at the airport: Qatar flt from Manchester, gatwick and heathrow of which i flew from gatwick. The check in area at gatwick for the airline has the usual seperate area for business and first class passengers and all the satff are lovely. check in was quick and done with a smile with a guy who chatted away to me unlike some other flights i've checked in for where staff are just doing the job with no customer service! i had my tickets and was ... Read review

Advantages: Price, nice, clean aircraft
Disadvantages: Other passengers.......

...However, the flights with Qatar were coming up cheaper and for the dates and times we wanted. My husband's family had used Qatar in the past and were pleased with their trips. So, we decided to go with them. Our flight was from Manchester to Qatar to Bangkok and then the reverse for going home. ~ Booking ~ We booked this flight in January 2007- 11 months before we took the flight. We went to Ausitravel and had them look for our flights. It was ...
...no problems. Boarding in Qatar for the outward flight was quick. We landed, boarded a bus, brought to the terminal, went through x-ray again, we up escalator and went straight to boarding. We then got on another bus and boarded the plane. All in all from landing to boarding 2nd flight- 30 minutes! Efficient!!! Bangkok has a beautiful new airport. We had not been there since it was opened. Boarding was fine. But, beware, once you go through x-ray, ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, Safe, Excellent Service, V Polite staff
Disadvantages: Doha Airport

...by a man in a Qatar Airways suit who crossed us off his list on his clipboard, helped us get are luggage into the queueing system (there was no queue to speak of though). We stood there a couple of mins then checked straight in, all the way through to Bangkok. Our luggage was being checked straight through to. Boarding was prompt at Manchester, and we were very impressed when we got on the plane, an A330. The cabin crew were all very smily welcoming ...
...was say down, they played Qatar Airways Advertising video in English and Arabic and then did the safety demo. We took off quickly and, i'm not a great fan of flying, but it was all really smooth and there was not too much turbulence. Soon as was possible they cabin crew came round with the first lot of free drinks and handed out cocktail cheese biscuits, to eat with your wine* (*there was loads of other drinks to). At the same time we were handed ... Read review

Advantages: Five Star Service, Low Fares, Very New Aircraft, Generous Frequent Flyer Plan
Disadvantages: Change of Plane at Doha...a very cramped Airport. Inconsistant Product.

...go Business Class ever since..... Qatar are a fraction of the cost of Thai or B.A. and I am pleased to have found them as I make the trip to BKK at least three times per year. In business you get a six course meal on each leg of the journey.... so much food you can't eat on the 2nd leg.... Seats are wonderfully designed to give the feeling of space and electronically adjust to almost a flatbed position, though you are lying at a slight angle. In ...
...card and collect the miles. Qatar allow up to 9 family members - this is a truly generous scheme! The only downside of the club is that there is no on-line balance check yet, and mail from Qatar to the UK takes about 6 weeks on average. However they are very prompt at answering emails. Upgrades and free flights are easy to arrange via the web-site and emails. The only gripes I have are to do with product consistency. Not all of the aircraft have ... Read review

Advantages: spacious, good service, on time, very helpful and understanding
Disadvantages: Staff do not speak well english nor arabic

...I then came across the Qatar Airways website and I called their office on one the airports and they were just so helpful and understanding. They asked for my mobile phone number, called around to find the earliest flight and working out my connection from Qatar airport then called me back with all details of at least two current flights. Although they were not able to sort me with a return flight at that time as I wanted to come back on the same ...
...good service. On Qatar airport, again no stupid questions, it was very simple and easy and the staff were very helpful. Being on Qatar airport was by itself a fantastic experience. Although they were having a serious problem landing the flight, the atmosphere inside the flight was calm and we were always updated with the new information until we landed safely. I thought that shows the high level of experience they have. When I finally arrived to ... Read review