QATAR AIRWAYS review :  20 November 2008 : by S Franks   (UK)

LGW-DOH-JNB-DOH-LHR. Everything excellent except for seat when angled flat was uncomfortable hence 9 instead of 10 score. Food lovely every leg with excellent wine list. Staff attentive and courteous. Was upgraded to first class on DOH-JNB leg which was fantastic, huge amount of space. Ground staff helpful and polite. Used other business lounges in Gatwick and J'berg. Long wait at Doha in Premium terminal which was quite and good food served up. Duty Free there is limited choice.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  20 November 2008 : by D Graubard   (n/a)

DME-DOH-DXB in Economy class. Check in very quick at Moscow - bags were overweight but they didn't charge me for them. Boarding was not organized with Business and Economy passengers funneling together at the same time. A330 very clean, a window seat with empty aisle seat which gave some room to stretch, but even if it was occupied there was plenty of space for your feet and a good recline. Dinner served but as the flight departed at 2am it would have been better if they just let everyone sleep. Arrival into Doha - awful airport. Connected to Dubai on a new 777-300ER - fantastic aircraft! Full for the 50 minute flight to Dubai - they did a quick snack and drink and then decent.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  19 November 2008 : by G Barr   (USA)

JFK-SIN via Doha. The flight JFK to Doha was excellent - new B777-300ER was spotless and half empty, and the coach seats the best I have seen for space, legroom, and width in any economy class. Same on the return leg too. Staff polite, food good, on time flights. Doha airport is sub standard - no airbridges, lack of facilities, poor food options, dirty toilets, and poor service. Doha to Singapore on a very full A330, which was ok but not as enjoyable as the JFK-Doha leg.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  16 November 2008 : by J Keith   (Netherlands)

FRA to DOH with QR A330-200. Very airy and clean cabin. Flight attendants were very friendly and polite. Seats are fairly comfortable, though Doha Airport is unaceptable - very busy and hot at night. Overall, a comfortable experience with Qatar Airways.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  15 November 2008 : by Andres Maduro   (Spain)

MAD-MNL-MAD via Doha. Have flown Qatar Airways before and would again but am very disappointed with the new schedule from Madrid to Manila and will skip Qatar Airways this year. Connection times in Doha are over six hours - and to top it off several emails to the Al Maha Services to avail myself of the Oryx Lounge went unanswered.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  15 November 2008 : by D Lloyd-Davies   (UK)

CGK-DOH-LHR-DOH-CGK Business Class. Qatar had the cheapest fare for the route, and I had heard good things about them. All flights were excellent, with good food and drink, comfortable seats and excellent service. The seats are angled flat, but good enough in my view. Food was delicious, although much of it consisted of a series of light 'indulgences' as they call them, and on the outward journey I had two breakfasts on different flights, but that is due to the flight times to some extent. Very complete amenity kits handed out on each leg, and pyjama tops on the overnight flights. The staff are very keen, and the service much more personal than on Emirates. Doha airport does not use airbridges (new airport is under construction) but for business class passengers the compensation is a special terminal just for premium passengers, avoiding most of the queues. Overall really excellent. Would be ten out of ten if they had lie-flat seats.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  11 November 2008 : by Martin Davies   (UK)

Manchester to Hong Kong economy to Doha and business Doha to Hong Kong. Surprised to find no seat back entertainment on flight out of Manchester. Films shown on drop down screens so no choice. Menus not given out as the choices were displayed on the main screens except that they showed the breakfast menu and then served lunch. Despite flight being lightly loaded there was no choice of main meal by the time I was served. Cabin staff were excellent, nothing too much trouble, which made up for the other shortcomings. Second flight excellent meals, entertainment systems and service. Certainly a 5 star experience. Return perfect in every way. Pleasantly surprised at Doha to be upgraded to business on the leg to Manchester. The flat beds are fantastic and the meals again excellent. I have already booked my next trip to Hong Kong with them.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  11 November 2008 : by N Ramirez   (UK)

LHR-DOH-MNL and back. The planes are relatively new and IFE is excellent (although the IFE box does limit space to put your feet under the seat in front). A big advantage of the planes is the 2-4-2 configuration, which means you will not be disturbed by other passengers next to you if traveling with someone else. Food is decent, but on some legs of the journey flight attendants looked tired and had difficulties concentrating. Some of the Eastern European flight attendants could also well do with some training in being more polite when dealing with customer queries. What lets Qatar Airways really down are the transfers at Doha airport, which is not pleasant to say the least and uses buses to transfer passengers to and from the terminal.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  10 November 2008 : by J Allen   (UK)

Manchester to Dubai via Doha. Tight connections, off one straight onto the other, but probably the best way. Had to be fast tracked through the gate both ways but overall an excellent trip. Planes were to a very high standard, plenty of legroom, great quality food and drinks. Entertainment system made the 6.5 hour flights go quickly. Would put them top of the list for any future trips.

QATAR AIRWAYS review :  8 November 2008 : by Len Perry   (Canada)

JFK/DOH J class. was about half full. The seat next to me was empty which helped. The seat is not horizontal. It can go flat, but at an angle which I didn't like at all. I did get some sleep however. They need to fix this especially with the competition on the Americas - Middle East routes. Food and service attentive and very good. Couldn't fault them there. All attendants were especially pleasant. AVOD is very good with over 150 movies on offer - tons of other stuff too. 13 hours went by really fast. If QR just fixed the seat issue they would have an excellent product difficult to beat on this route.