Lol the toilet has no water because your pushing the plug release mate. The taps are automatic infrared sensor taps. The toilet paper is on a roll and the draw is for extras. The crew obv have no idea what they inherited.
Haha, this is why I need you Gary to figure out my tap problems 👍 Agree, I was stood over the f/a and she obvs didn’t know how to work it either! 🙄 cheers mate for next time!
Well impressed with the cheeky seat change. Great spot! 👍 Excellent video as ever and we got the payoff at the with the bear with a lamp on its head. I don't need to know why it is there. I'm just happy it is!
Superb mate! And great spot with the seat. Bulkhead seats can be a risk with legroom but you got lucky. Qatar seem to still have some struggles with their fleet especially after their recent cancelled orders. I must say though I hate it when a flight is too hot, especially when there's just no escape from it. I'd go for a freezing cold flight any day, but maybe that's just me!
Cheers Steve, yep no bassinets deployed on this flight either (which is another risk isn’t it!). I don’t normally struggle with temperatures on aircraft tbh but this was noticeable. All-in-all though, not a bad flight but nothing compared to the flight back. Clue: I wasn’t flying in economy on that one! 😊👍
Great video as always. It seemed like a decent flight all in with a fair price with the added Avios. I’m very much looking forward to watching the return flight.
Do you know if this 'premium economy surprise' is still available on the Manchester to Doha route? I still see some of the flights being operated by a 777. How can we tell if it will have this nice surprise? :)
flew etihad to japan recently via abu dhabi from heathrow, although the flight from tokyo to abu dhabi was 12 hours which was brutal overall it was a brilliant service and flight, the food was the best ive had. will be flying with them again in june to bangkok
Cheers Jon, yes the crew were pretty good tbf. I don’t envy you on that 14 hour flight but yep I reckon for most, Doha was just the halfway point of their journey. I’d really need to be in business for that kind of thing these days!!
Very informative video! When I went on Etihads 777 many years ago, we had the same, it was so hot on board and the fact it doesn't have individual air vents made it for quite an unpleasant ride. Which I was quite disappointed with really. Flying at dusk and night is my favourite, but doesn't make for good filming sadly ! 😅
Cheers Myles, interesting you found the cabin a bit stifling too. I agree with the filming point, it's not great is it but like you I love the colours outside the aircraft at this time of the day.
Great video mate! And you found the bear... Not accessible on arrival but as you say, who actually ever arrives at Doha rather than transiting??? Interested to see/hear what you thought of Doha itself...
Cheers Matt. Yep, it was very odd with (if I remember) one point airside of security to go back through the wrong way and even then I needed to check I was doing it right! All part of the fun I guess. Doha was interesting - definitely a ‘car is king’ place you quickly discover when trying to find somewhere to cross the road! Lot’s of construction, lots of money!
Good video, interested to find out about the plane as I traveled back to Doha on at Christmas and was confused as it didn’t appear to be a part of the usual fleet. Not seen that business class configuration before. As a resident of Qatar, yes you are right not many arrivals usually all transfer passengers and unless to know where you are going the ground staff seem to assume everyone is transfer! I always follow the signs for baggage reclaim!
Your feelings on those 777-300 not feeling quite right . Well I agree I think they’re loud and all the kudos for that big GE engine is misplaced . Much prefer any 787 or airbus A350-900 or 1000. Seem much quieter and smooth.
I'm a heathrow kinda guy, flown LHR nigh on a dozen times to usa/germany/thailand, i cant say i'm impressed with manchester airport or doha, qatar has had some bad reviews to, ive flown bbx birmingham/dubai/bkk with emirates once and it was a good expierience back in 2009, i will look up your return flight on the A380 now and see how that compares , cheers,.
A bit unfair to review a not fully commissioned plane on your channel. I have made several journeys on Qatar 777 economy class flights and I have always found them brilliant and much more comfortable than their 787 flights a lot more room and Qatar 777 flights compare with Emirates 380 in my opinion.
I have flown with Qatar in economy but sadly the last time was Christmas just gone and was not impressed buy the standard had fallen a bit, in the service of the meal service as you didn’t know what you were going to get till the crew got to your row, but I’ll fly with them again to hopefully see if it has improved 🤔🤞🤞🤞🤞
It seems like the inflight entertainment system was still the old Virgin Australia one just with the Oryx One wallpaper installed. The actual Oryx One system is quite impressive with a large selection of movies, tv shows, games etc. I believe these two ex Virgin Australia 777s along with 4 ex. Cathay Pacific 777s were brought in to cover for the grounded QR A350s due to their paint issues and Qatar's legal battle with Airbus. Now that the legal case has settled, I imagine these 5 777s will end up leaving the QR fleet towards the end of this year.
Yes I’m sure you’re right. I guess I got lucky really with this one because of the circumstances. Flying back with QR in business I did appreciate the full Oryx experience and yep, it was just slightly better!!
I will be flying this same aircraft next week and took the plunge to upgrade my seats to business class despite not being q-suite. The plane looks relatively new despite the age.
I use to operate this aircraft when it was at VA. It’s so good to see our old girls operating once again! Thanks for the nostalgia especially with the business class bar on boarding.
Cheers Matt! Yep, all-in-all it was a decent flight and great to have the use of PE on the way down. I must admit though, the bar did look quite nice on boarding. Not for me this time but you should’ve seen the flight back (A380 business 😉)
Great stuff. Was this the 8.30 am flight? Just wondering because I am taking this flight in 2 weeks and wondering if it was breakfast service or lunch Thanks mate
Cheers David, yep agree and it was clean. Like I said, I don’t think the crew were aware of the issues with the toilet and apart from that, not a bad flight at all really especially with landing the premium economy seat!
I really like your videos, But unfortunately this video has really made my whole weekend end in disappointment. No video at all of The " The famous massive bear with a lamp on its head " I could just about handle not seeing "Whale sharks of Qatar But not having the opportunity to see this wonderful vision of Ursus in its natural stance with a lantern adorning its head has totally deflated me for the new week ahead.😢
Hi Mark. Another great video though i agree about someone manhandling a sausage in public. 😅. Lucky enough to have been to Doha on business a few times always enjoyed my trips. Do keep the entertainment coming. Have a good week. D
Another great, humorous video. Sounds decent (apart from the lavatory :)). This your favourite economy flight? If not, then what is it? Mine was an Etihad A320. Once again, fantastic video and can't wait for the next one!
Cheers Rish. Yes I think it probably is my favourite economy flight so far tbh (long haul anyway). I came back in business A380 which was pretty good I must say!
Great video Mark :) always enjoy seeing these oddities of aviation - I think I would’ve been a bit more disappointed had I got Virgin Australia’s old business class though!
Cheers, I didn’t but that’s the BA silver tier thing. I just happened to look on the seat map a few days before, couldn’t find the right config for this Qatar 777 and I realise why now!
Here's a trip for you, fly to Portugal, airline your choice. Fly Air Portugal to Angola, from here Angola Airlines to Johannesburg. From here SAA or SA Airlinck to The Island of St Helena in the South Atlantic.
One gripe I have with Qatar is the small glasses of wine they pour instead of giving you a small bottle of wine they just pour into a little glass 🤷🏻♂️ feels cheap.
In some of your comments you seemed to be expecting a bit much seeings as you were in economy. For example, expecting water to be handed out on boarding. I have never seen this happen in economy, you always have to wait until the drink service. You also never get "glassware" in economy.
The reason the IFE is crap is because it's not the full Oyrx One IFE system. It looks like they've bodged their branding onto the aircrafts existing IFE system, or whatever they could get to work!
Always pays to check exact aircraft type and Seat Guru. Most of the time it just helps avoids the really bad seats but sometimes,like yourself, you hit the jackpot especially with a late change. My Parents did just that with Jet2 and ended up with huge legroom on a leased A330. The rear row on my Virgin A330-300 PE meant I could recline during the meal which was a nice touch. Keep up showing us these quirks. 👍
@@LetsMakeaTrip seatguru isn’t maintained any longer since they were acquired by tripadvisor, I’d recommend to check out alternatives such as seatmaestro or aerolopa
That's a great find there! Would love to fly on Emirates or Qatar first class one day as they are supposed to be absolutely amazing - just need the money first!
On there A350-1000 the best economy seat is 16, it’s right behind there business class. It’s 2 4 2 configuration. They recently raised there prices. Used to be 93USD from DFW to DOH and now it’s 149.
Looked a good vfm flight, with a great selection of food, as long as you like curry! My stomach would not cope with a curry on a flight! And your hour at the airport was productive ....... you found the bear! So, a trip worth making.
I did find the bear and I had some amazing food on the flight back (mind you that was in business!!). That'll be another video to come out at some point in the near future.
HI MARK A QUICK NOTE FROM ALFIE, I ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO I NEVER QATAR AIRWAYS BEFORE IT LOOKS COMFORTABLE WHAT WAS THE CHICKEN CURRY LIKE? . I;VE BEEN ON LOTS OF 777 LONG REACH BUT NOT BEEN TO QATAR I USE EMIRATES BUSINESS CLASS I LIKE AIRBUS 380 BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY STOPED USING BHX I LIKE THE BAR ON BOARD AND FOOD AND BUSINESS LOUNGE THAT,S MASSIVE YOU LET US KNOW WHAT IT LIKE IN DOHA?😃
Hi Alfie! The curry was really nice tbh. I’ll let you into a little secret, I came back in business, with Qatar, on their A380. That’ll be another video 🤫 😉
