Upon being dropped off at our remote stand I took the stairs up to door 2L, where I was greeted by the friendly crew. They pointed me left to the business class cabin. Much to my surprise I was the first passenger in business class, despite the fact that I wasn't on the first bus…
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Excellent trip report. Very interested about the First/Business distinction within the region. Does this happen on widebody flights to Male &/or Colombo?
Thanks for info.
FYI - there is "Business Class" available on selected flights between Doha and Dubai which are operated by 3-class aircraft.
I'm actually really happy you Outed Mr. Dick. I found myself clenching my fists when you were describing his behavior. Can't wait to met you at FTU!
Reading about and seeing the picture of "Mr. Dick" literally has me laughing aloud at the ORD AAdmirals Club.
awesome report as always, Lucky!!! I flew the same segment several months ago and loved the Krug as well!
New drinking game...let's all take a sip of champagne every time Lucky mentions the words champagne, Krug, or the name of another brand...;)
I will be flying AUH-DOH-FRA in First (A320) /Business (787). Do you know, If I have access to the First Class Lounge in Doha?
great report Lucky,as always! I learned so much from you...and because of this, I was able to book Cathay first class to Asia on both ways for me and my partner next August/September. Thank you!!!
Haha! Was waiting for Mr. Dick (in his elegant track suit) to complain about loud conversation! I see he didn't think of using ear plugs.
There's always that flight spoiler...(on a side note, my school principal was also called Mr. Dick, who, sadly, died in 2009. To say he was a nice person would be an understatement. I kind of wanted you to change it at first, but I don't think you need to cater to comments that "personal"...)
@ Thomas -- Well Qatar Airways hasn't yet opened up their first class lounge, though they do have the Al Mourjan lounge, which is excellent, and shared between first and business class passengers. So you'd have access to that.
reading about "Mr. Dick" made my blood pressure rise a bit.
any idea where he was from? he has the look like he could be from any one of 50 countries. accent?
I wouldn't be surprised if Mr Dick's bag was full of cash. It's quite regular on these flight and you can always tell because the pax gets really funny about not having the bag in their sight.
I've flown Qatar a couple of times last month and believe "welcome to our new home, the state of the art HIA" is a sentence they'd say every time. Though with the passion they're saying it I kind of feel that they are actually proud of it.
I've got DXB - DOH - DPS booked in business. Did I luck out with an AA agent booking the DXB - DOH segment in "first"?
@ Ismael -- It could be that it's one of the few three cabin planes operating the route. Does your Dubai to Doha flight show as being booked in "U" class?
Love your ability to make posts both informative and hilarious. The 1F side show was captivating. And appreciated your recent line about flight attendants "And some of them are cute/age appropriate, but that’s a different story…" 😉
@Lucky. Nope, its a A320 booked in "Z". 30,000 miles were deducted from AA. Confirmed with QR and even chose seats in "First" cabin.
Lucky,
I booked DPS to AMM on AA miles in business class. When booking the DOH-AMM leg the agent said no business class seats available. I told her about not operating a business class and that they book into first. She said that I would need to book whole flight in first if I wanted that cabin. After a lengthy discussion about how US airlines have a similar philosophy of only (generally) having economy and first on domestic flights and that an international business class with a U.S. connection automatically books the connection into first she agreed to humour me and try adding the first class leg to my business class redemption. Bottom line is that it automatically priced as a business class award.
Might be worth knowing for anyone having a similar conversation with an agent.
It doesn't matter what Mr 1F was doing, if you're too loud then that's your problem. Regardless of whether or not the other guy is a douche
@Lucky , I'm flying to India on Qatar Airways this weekend from JFK. I couldn't get upgraded to Business on the JFK-DOH route on the 777 as it is full, but they offered me an paid upgrade on the DOH-MAA route which flies the A330.
Your review helped me make the decision (KRUG mostly :D) and I got the only aisle seat available 2J too. I get to relax for 2hrs at the Al Mourjan Business Lounge at dinner time, I'll take some pics and share my trip experience If I can.