BRUTALLY HONEST | Qatar Airways ECONOMY from Vienna to Bangkok on the A330-300 and Boeing 777-300ER!

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  • Опубликовано: 28 мар 2024
  • Qatar Airways is widely known as one of the world's best airlines, but with those A330s and their seats, inflight entertainment and the chaotic Hamad Airport, the experience certainly doesn't feel like the world's best.
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    Airline: Qatar Airways
    Aircraft: Airbus A330-300 / Boeing 777-300ER
    Registration: A7-AEO / A7-BAI
    Flight Time: 4h 50min / 6h 30min
    Seat: 35A / 33K
    From: Vienna Schwechat
    Via: Doha Hamad
    To: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
    Date: July 2022
    EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
    Cameras used: Canon R6 (Canon 15-35mm F2.6 and Canon 35mm F2.0), Canon G7X Mark III, GoPro Hero 8 Black, DJI Osmo Pocket
    Additional equipment used: GoPro Suction Cup, Rode VideoMic Pro+, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone
    PRICE BREAKDOWN
    Total Price: EUR 571.56
    Total Routing: VIE-DOH-BKK
    Booked through: Qatar Airways Website
    Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including 25kg of checked luggage and free seat reservations
    Booking made: May 2022
    VIDEO BREAKDOWN
    00:00 - Introduction
    01:07 - Intro
    01:46 - Why the A330s are still here
    03:19 - Vienna Airport
    04:22 - A330 Cabin and Seat
    07:25 - Taxi and Take Off
    08:13 - Dinner Service
    09:21 - Amenities and IFE
    09:47 - Pre-Landing Snack Service
    09:57 - My odd flight attendant encounter
    11:29 - Approach and Landing
    12:20 - Transiting at Doha Hamad Airport
    15:42 - B777 Cabin and Seat
    17:30 - Taxi and Take Off
    18:54 - Lunch Service
    19:50 - Pre-Landing Snack Service
    20:20 - WiFi and IFE
    20:36 - Conclusion and Reasoning
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  • @JoshCahill
    @JoshCahill Год назад +1342

    Skytrax = Scamtrax.

    • @simply_aviation
      @simply_aviation  Год назад +161

      ✅🙏

    • @karlma7979
      @karlma7979 Год назад +17

      Or simply: trust issues

    • @n31x
      @n31x Год назад +7

      problemtrax

    • @davidlazarus67
      @davidlazarus67 Год назад +55

      Lufthansa got 5 stars based on their 777X cabin! Now where is that 777X? As an award it’s meaningless. As David says the best reviews are on RUclips.

    • @phillipmaguire4671
      @phillipmaguire4671 Год назад +15

      Yeah... I wouldn't trust any of Skytrax ratings.

  • @midou528
    @midou528 Год назад +283

    I’m a flight attendant for Emirates. The thing with Skytrax is that they rate airlines based on their newest products, aircrafts and the most premium destinations. I operated Dubai to Geneva once, we had the newest aircraft, newest economy and catering. It was even surprising to me. Deservingly the best economy class and catering. I’m sure the same goes for Qatar and other airlines.

    • @thomasmaresh5264
      @thomasmaresh5264 Год назад +15

      Yes, I found that true on EK, QR, AF, and KL: premium routes get the best aircraft and kindest staff. Other routes are average. So while I'm free to spend my leisure dollar anywhere without loyalty, I tend to get treated best on premium routes to premium destinations, such as NY, Washington, Paris, Doha, and Dubai. My experience: 1 EK, 2 QR, 3 NH, 4 AF. Sadly, lately, KL has been disappointing.

    • @UmairActorModel
      @UmairActorModel Год назад +1

      Do you enjoy flying for EK, Midou?

    • @elsahelgason6609
      @elsahelgason6609 Год назад +2

      Not this times because I had to make it to Hong Kong for my father’s surgery; hope that you can come with me and my daughter’s ❤❤

    • @elsahelgason6609
      @elsahelgason6609 Год назад +1

      You knows what’s love meant to be life’s. You will spending 10 days to trade for 10 years instead. Also, you do knows that am not the gossiping to spreading like. You feel I did lives so many but I’m still is myself; you worry about others said; but I writ the notes to you after you knows how much the peoples wring about me. I did what I had to but didn’t losses my dignity and prides from you thoughts. The cloud always on top of you; but did you knows that how far away that you betray me in France but you staying in France to waiting for my permission to come back again as my dearest husband’s still. ❤❤

    • @burningphoneix
      @burningphoneix Год назад +1

      I think this is an issue with youtube reviewers as well. Unless they fly multiple times at the same time with the same airline to different destinations, you're not getting a clear picture of the airline. This channel for example has a good review of Saudia Jeddah to New York trip and I guarantee you you're not getting that level flying Saudia Jeddah to Bangalore.

  • @haikalalevel8887
    @haikalalevel8887 Год назад +287

    I agree with Doha Hamad airport. There were just too many passengers and toilets are always full so you had to queue up almost every corner of the airport.
    Even as Economy passengers you cant use the facilities provided that makes Doha Airport great.
    In contrast with Singapore Changi, everyone can use the facilities like movie theaters, butterfly gardens, swimming pools, etc.

    • @mteagleworld
      @mteagleworld Год назад +38

      Yep Singapore Changi, Seoul Incheon, and Tokyo Haneda should return to the top 3, not Doha Hamad 💀💀

    • @peterfinn6098
      @peterfinn6098 Год назад +2

      You should have experienced the former airport terminal, OMG lol it was so tiny and with one female toilet

    • @plaisukhum7934
      @plaisukhum7934 Год назад +10

      That airport feels more like a fancy bus terminal less than a world class airport. I actually have issues trying to remember major airports I've been in with a worse experience. I suppose sitting through a 12 hour delay doesn't help

    • @mteagleworld
      @mteagleworld Год назад

      @@milantehrandubai you comment like if you got paid from Qatar Airways.

    • @peterfinn6098
      @peterfinn6098 Год назад +3

      @@milantehrandubai oh I’m going back 18 years ago and no premium terminal at that time

  • @keisuke5468
    @keisuke5468 Год назад +303

    Best airline reviewer hands down. Many might have been upset for being demanded to delete the clip but you saw deeper reasoning behind it. So much more respect for you ❤️

    • @alejandrotatis6016
      @alejandrotatis6016 Год назад

      Bro is lying to yall 😭 hes just bashing qatar because its the trend now so it will get him viewers…

    • @mkl3603
      @mkl3603 Год назад +15

      @@alejandrotatis6016 bro, absolutely not. Most of my experiences with Qatar have also been poor.

    • @keisuke5468
      @keisuke5468 Год назад +5

      @@alejandrotatis6016 Bro, you wouldn't say that if you would've travelled around the globe with various airlines instead of flying only 1 or 2 and favouring your personal favourite on the internet. You're biased for Qatar Airways if you think they're the best despite all the proof you get on the internet. I've personally flown over 30 airlines including Emirates, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines on both economy and business. Singapore Airlines is so much better than Qatar Airways in both hard and soft products on all sorts of aircrafts. Emirates is excellent on a380s but 777s are mediocre. And Qatar just gets credits for Qsuites which is available only on few aircrafts. Not all passengers fly business and not every passengers with get a350s. Even their 777 economy are mediocre with 3-4-3 config. Singapore Airlines offer 3-3-3 config on their 777s.

    • @beyondthestars4299
      @beyondthestars4299 Год назад

      @@mkl3603 how

    • @beyondthestars4299
      @beyondthestars4299 Год назад

      Who wanted to delete it

  • @shekarc
    @shekarc Год назад +168

    I totally agree with the assessment of Qatar Airways treating its employees in a fear mode. I made few trips in the recent past, all in their Business class. While the service was good, but the fatigue on the in-flight staff were apparent. For example, the flight from SFO to Doha, apparently the crew flew in just the day before and they get less than 24 hours at SFO, before they are on board for work. That too after 15+ hours flying. That is a torture. I don't think the other airlines operate this way. For sure I know that SQ gives two days of rest before they are put back to work. The service was more mechanical than enthusiastic. I like their hard product, but the food was just "meh". I would fly them again, but as one of the lower in the list option. Thanks for a honest review.

    • @thomasmaresh5264
      @thomasmaresh5264 Год назад

      Your review is just meh

    • @alejandrotatis6016
      @alejandrotatis6016 Год назад

      The flight attendants are getting better salaries than 99% of flight attendants around the world…worry about yourself gang.

    • @shekarc
      @shekarc Год назад +5

      @@alejandrotatis6016 So, throwing money is good enough to ask people to do anything? If that is the argument, then I concede.

    • @Zones33
      @Zones33 Год назад +1

      Non western airlines work long hours

  • @Scoobadal
    @Scoobadal Год назад +97

    You are a fearless crusader of truth and high-quality reviews without being muzzled by sponsors. Sensational narration with the honest and usual punchy review - as always, David. Well done, thanks

  • @alighozi4709
    @alighozi4709 Год назад +19

    I flew QR many times, back then in 2010-2015. I remember their B777 was configured 3-3-3 in Y Class, even equipped with footrest. Before serving meals, cabin crew laid a sheet of some kind of paper tablecloth, something that i've never met again nowadays. Recently, i prefer japanese airlines JAL or ANA for my flight to US or back to Indonesia via Tokyo. ANA with their 34" seat pitch in Economy is superb, their meal service can never go wrong with asian, and also very generous. Their cabin crew are also above and beyond....

  • @edboysega321
    @edboysega321 Год назад +19

    I flew BOS-DOH-COK this past summer and it felt like 2 different airlines when flying on their A350 and A330; was not a fan of how the entertainment box took up half the leg space. I made sure to pick the right seat on the return leg to avoid it

  • @mylhodoppenberg
    @mylhodoppenberg Год назад +3

    I love how in-depth you’ve gone for this video! Amazing and can’t wait for more

  • @nickalliker6219
    @nickalliker6219 Год назад +7

    Another excellent video David; superbly put together. Really useful information. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @livinginhell100
    @livinginhell100 Год назад +42

    I agree with you 100%. I was on 6 Qatar flights so far this year. Every time I booked ( and paid more) for a QSuite flight and EVERY single time was "downgraded" to their old inferior 2-2-2 config business product, which is so outdated, that you have to drink the entire flight to forget abot it. I have been on United flights 15 years ago, that seem now modern compared to Qatar's antiquated business product. I'll fly once more with them next week to ORD and back, but only because I need to be in Chicago at a certain time. Other than that Im done with their constant "due to operational reasons" changes. Yes, they give you the option to reebook your flight for free, but how does that help you if you have to be somewhere right the date you booked your flight? Let alone the hours ( and nerves) you have to invest, if you are calling their customer service center... because their chat is another really weak point...

  • @flywithdominik
    @flywithdominik Год назад +74

    Wow their A330 cabin interior is seriously a shame.
    I just love the new brutally honest intro by the way!🙌
    And also thanks for mentioning me as a "trustworthy source".😇✈️

    • @RashadKhanAviation2023
      @RashadKhanAviation2023 Год назад +2

      I've flown on their A330. SO not good (Even tho it was thankfully a 45 min flight from DXB-DOH). I wouldn't try their A330-300 in my life again!!!

    • @abhishekjoshuaernestkcpps3007
      @abhishekjoshuaernestkcpps3007 Год назад +1

      I watched your b787 review 4 qatar :)

    • @juzores1
      @juzores1 Год назад

      It fits your condescending views of those people.

  • @Bruce-yv9tm
    @Bruce-yv9tm Год назад +47

    Extremely thorough, detailed, professional review. A noticeable improvement in quality.

  • @MandoMonge
    @MandoMonge Год назад +127

    As a QR crew member, you are 1000% right about the fear motivator. Specially if you’re of a western culture, you’ll experience the shock of how things are run.
    One single picture, one single small comment and you’ll get a warning letter, they’ll even ask your explanation for things happening in business class 😒
    Your review is incredibly accurate, specially with the airport and skytrax. You should hear the new Public Announcement after the “airline of the year” award. They’re clearly overcompensating for something there😂

    • @n31x
      @n31x Год назад +1

      wait so you are an ACTUAL Qatar airways crew member?

    • @Marz-SPS
      @Marz-SPS Год назад +1

      @@n31x honestly I think it’s cap

    • @n31x
      @n31x Год назад +1

      @@Marz-SPS ok

    • @MandoMonge
      @MandoMonge Год назад +6

      @@n31x yes, and can’t disclose more than that

    • @riggy1990
      @riggy1990 Год назад +2

      @@MandoMonge *Without getting in trouble.

  • @joshcanhearyou
    @joshcanhearyou Год назад +9

    The last time I flew Qatar Airways was January 2020 when covid started and the flights with an a380 and a350 were amazing and everything was great. Next month I'll be flying again for the first time since covid on 4, 777-300er with qatar, hopefully its good...

  • @nickhathcock3831
    @nickhathcock3831 Год назад +10

    Simply aviation continues to amaze me with the quality content of their vids! Felix u have been amazing with amount of vids lately! all of u guys! David, Felix, Simon, etc! great job guys and can't wait to see what the future holds! one thing Simply aviation, is it possible in the opening to tell which runway u will depart from and the arrival runway at that airport? thx guys u are amazing as always!!!

  • @hassanbadr8997
    @hassanbadr8997 Год назад +2

    very great and honest review. These recent brutaly honest trips have been my favorite. Great to see channel is growing

  • @malc2121
    @malc2121 Год назад

    Did you pre book your seats or did you reserve 48 hours before departure, I am booked on a Edinburgh to Bangkok via Doha and opted to take a chance on getting good seats 48 hours prior to departure.

  • @Gameflyer001
    @Gameflyer001 Год назад +5

    The shade thrown at Sam Chui with that "trustworthy reviewers" scene... lol.

  • @skylineXpert
    @skylineXpert Год назад

    Does the a350 finish have a problem with sand?

  • @arabesque2222
    @arabesque2222 Год назад +7

    There's one other airline that puts their frequent flyers traveling in economy class in an inferior lounge... Singapore Airlines. The Krisflyer lounge at Changi T3 was recently renovated. It now has more comfortable seating and shower facilities, but the food spread is nothing compared to the Silver Kris lounge that First and Business passengers are entitled to.

  • @TheConflictLibrary
    @TheConflictLibrary Год назад +6

    2:31 There actually have been other airlines that have validated Qatar's claims, but did not seek action. Singapore, Lufthansa, and Scandinavian all reported the same paint damages at a faster rate then usual, but did not wish to seek action.

  • @salmanchougle888
    @salmanchougle888 Год назад +3

    Great review. Thanks for being honest always.

  • @ShashGowda21
    @ShashGowda21 Год назад +6

    14:10 Manila NAIA has the same issue, they ain’t closed spaces but they are annoying. You gotta handover your boarding pass to the ground staff if you need to leave the area to use the restrooms.

    • @Neiltj
      @Neiltj Год назад +2

      yep terminal 1 is the worst 2 hour lines for check in, unprofessional check in staff.

    • @DeepDepak
      @DeepDepak Год назад +3

      Damn bro. Was just thinking about that lol.
      That airport is just hilarious, you gotta deposit your boarding pass with the gate agent everytime you go to the loo.
      The Wi-Fi at NAIA sucks, just 1hr man. Makes zero sense.
      The security staff ain't any polite either, I was traveling with my friend and we were carrying about 4 huge bags and three cabin bags. We had to load them on our carts outside the terminal, this is one until you reach the gate from your taxi. Then you have to unload them again, put them through the scanner and then load them back lol.
      Have been to better airports in much bigger cities, this airport just doesn't make any sense to me.

    • @DeepDepak
      @DeepDepak Год назад +1

      @@Neiltj I agree, I've been there. Both arrivals and departures are out of control. Arrival at the T4 is smaller than most bus stops and the crowd there makes it difficult to get your bags out, find a taxi and load your bags.
      I prefer traveling to Cebu or Davao instead of Manila

    • @Neiltj
      @Neiltj Год назад +1

      @@DeepDepak yep take Bangkok, Tokyo, Osaka and Beijing for example a world of defence. I will be avoiding that terminal and or airport next time.

    • @quattrobajeena8623
      @quattrobajeena8623 Год назад +2

      Even add the fact that your baggage is highly susceptible to getting stolen. One of the shittiest airports ever.

  • @bearchan3181
    @bearchan3181 Год назад +3

    Fly with them to DXB last March. To DXB via DOH with 787 and 350. Simply magic. Come back with 330 and it all went down. Luckily I am too tired and just want to sleep.

  • @gimus3
    @gimus3 Год назад +24

    I am happy that David did not fear to say true out loud. I definitely agree with him. Thank you for brutally honest report. ✈️

  • @wordsmit1954
    @wordsmit1954 Год назад +1

    Is the patreon still available for this channel

  • @garstangterrier501
    @garstangterrier501 Год назад +8

    Having recently flown Sydney to Manchester on Qatar I have to agree with the entire review. The most irritating thing for me was the constant adverts on the entertainment system. Other issues were the lack of seating in Doha. Poor WiFi in airport and on plane so struggling to connect to see the menu. I think Qatar is going to be shown up next month when the world cup is on. Best airline I have flown is Singapore.

    • @zachkoh3426
      @zachkoh3426 Год назад

      Agrre with you on Singapore! 777 seats 3 3 3 and crew are amazing

    • @garstangterrier501
      @garstangterrier501 Год назад +1

      @@zachkoh3426 yesss 777 with the 333 is the way although the 4 in the middle worked well this time round with the family of 4. It is 10 years since I flew with Singapore but watching the reviews it still looks like they are top.

  • @xzaza100
    @xzaza100 Год назад

    Does anyone know since when the morning flight Vienna Doha has been served with an A320? should it be like this forever?

  • @arabianrailfan7762
    @arabianrailfan7762 Год назад +9

    At the back of a B777ER to Perth yesterday
    While I broadly agree the central area of Doha airport is a mess - in many ways I preferred the old terminal - TBF if you take walk or the train to the outer limits you'll find an oasis of peace, with working power sockets, ideal for a long stopover; the non-Qatar lounges, for which there were lengthy queues last night, to be avoided.
    As to the flight, much as you report - my pre-ordered sweet and sour tofu particularly tasty. So happens for my itinerary, somewhat cheaper than Emirates.

    • @billsheehy1
      @billsheehy1 Год назад

      Sweet and sour tofu, really?
      Grow a pair .

    • @kristof1230
      @kristof1230 Год назад +5

      @@billsheehy1 why do you care what others eat lol

  • @jeremyludlow4439
    @jeremyludlow4439 Год назад +14

    Great review. Ironically, QR's A350s have very nice interiors with excellent in-flight service. Pity about the external paint peeling issue ...

  • @ea6398
    @ea6398 Год назад +4

    The same boarding like in Doha is in Singapore also security check ! But the airport in Singapore is absolutely amazing! And very easy to use ! Dubai airport is fine sometimes also can be confusing also the block some of internet and also is slow ! I fly Emirates from Dubai to Warsaw and the aircraft was also old ! I did not like my business class but the service and food was fantastic!

  • @OliDeu
    @OliDeu Год назад +2

    With this A350s issues QR now faces real product inconsistency problems and woes. The A330s reflect that very well, but one can also mention their leased Cathay 77Ws, the leased Oman Air A330s... . I also agree with you about DOH sucking. And don't even complain, you didn't have to bother with bus ramps transfers, which is often the case with Hamad Airport. Having twice in a row a "hard gate" in Doha is an exception... It's more a Busport most of the time. Thanks for the report and huge work.

  • @holgerg.6364
    @holgerg.6364 Год назад +6

    I really prefer Emirates when I fly in Economy class with the availability of the different tariffs for the luggage (Saver 25kg, Flex 30kg, FlexPlus 35kg) from Germany via Dubai to Bangkok or Phuket. And now after Covid the nice A380 from Emirates is back at the different German Airports👍👍

  • @bowser1166
    @bowser1166 Год назад +13

    I‘ve never flown with Qatar, but your criticism seems valid. What I don’t understand though, is all the praise for Emirates, not only on your side. Dubai is an extremely crowded airport even in the middle of the night, and I didn’t find the wifi to be of much use either. Seating options were there, they were just mostly occupied, and try to sit together as a family of 4 - good luck. The problem with the gates is not a thing there, luckily, but the boarding was just as messy and uncoordinated as on your trip in Doha.
    The Emirates crew was friendly, probably much more so than in this video, but there are some things like not collecting empty trays and garbage for hours except 5 minutes after you’ve been amongst the last ones to receive your meal, that just shouldn’t happen in the "best economy class" if other airlines like the much hated Lufthansa manage to do that without question.
    Over all, Emirates is clearly a good option for flying, and I would be inclined to say that Qatar is, too. However, I don’t think it’s fair to say that Emirates is so much of a better option. Staff treatment aside (remember that Emirates is a state-owned company from Dubai), there’s enough criticism for Emirates and Qatar to argue that none is the clearly better one.
    Very nice video, btw

  • @ekoansah
    @ekoansah Год назад +3

    Wow! What an eye-opening video, thanks for your brutal honesty.

  • @Andrew-Wong
    @Andrew-Wong Год назад +12

    I am super excited, because I saw my aviation youtubers in your video 00:40 ! Fantastic to grow your youtube channel!! 👏😀🙌

  • @claudepour6115
    @claudepour6115 Год назад +5

    Totally agree with you
    I stopped flying with them
    And the worst is how they treat their staff

  • @riggy1990
    @riggy1990 Год назад

    Do you always point the rice to the middle of the plane?

  • @swapnil23246
    @swapnil23246 10 месяцев назад +1

    14:50 - Also noticed a similar gate area at Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) yesterday for my Ethiopian flight to Stockholm Arlanda (ARN). Was also the case for Norse 789 to JFK. The reason was a passport check.

  • @siddiqueyd1
    @siddiqueyd1 Год назад

    the best place for the audio jacks is the face tip of the armrest. audio points on the front seats hinder someone's hand movements.

  • @klokkie17
    @klokkie17 Год назад +21

    Last summer I went with my family from Amsterdam to Seoul. It was horrible for my dad, because he is around 1m95. So we booked a seat with extra legroom (€85), but last minute they changed the aircraft. He was sitting on a normal chair for a round 9 hours... he got only some simple apologies...

    • @alejandrotatis6016
      @alejandrotatis6016 Год назад +1

      Predicaments happen…cry about it, L bozo

    • @gtbum6547
      @gtbum6547 Год назад

      ​@@alejandrotatis6016 Just say you're less of a man because you're short. Same thing happened here. You're literally not getting what you paid for. Qatar Airways suck ass, how about you cry about it?

  • @dtalbot9200
    @dtalbot9200 Год назад +4

    I agree with you about skytrax. Nice to see you once again offering post pandemic interesting, intelligent and realistic reviews. Pandemic reviews are something I want to pretend never existed.

  • @rocoHuana
    @rocoHuana Год назад

    does a330 have regular audio jack?

    • @ant2312
      @ant2312 Год назад

      no, get a one pin to 2 jack airplane converter if you want to use your own headphones

  • @elitutucanphillopphen1989
    @elitutucanphillopphen1989 Год назад +1

    Excellent video with very accurate comments!

  • @Blackhole6800
    @Blackhole6800 2 месяца назад +1

    My son had a misconnect in Doha and was trapped in that blocked off area for SIX hours with no food or water. How is that legal? They were just going to send him to a cheap hotel and rebook him on the next day’s flight. I’m a retired airline employee (not Q) and was texting him possible flights that could get home sooner. The agent didn’t even try to do his job. All four flight segments were switched to middle seats right before boarding. I could go on… Q was the most miserable flying experience of his life. This just happened and I wanted to do a little research to see what their reputation is. Thank you for posting this video.

  • @maureenferrer6119
    @maureenferrer6119 5 дней назад

    5:23 dont think that thats alot yet.(as u may know) 5J's A339 has 459 seats

  • @joseporras1690
    @joseporras1690 Год назад

    I would like to say how much I love your new intro, it feels extremely fresh and fun.

  • @jey1686
    @jey1686 Год назад

    I just flew into/out of Hamad and I agree. Even the business class lounge was overcrowded, 1/2hr wait for the showers and lines to get a table in the restaurant

  • @aselwyn1
    @aselwyn1 Год назад

    what's with that TAP IFE box on a 330 neo seems odd such a new plane has them

  • @pratikpotdar22
    @pratikpotdar22 Год назад

    Loved the intro!

  • @phoe8523
    @phoe8523 11 месяцев назад +2

    I flew Economy with Qatar Airways during the pandemic from Frankfurt to Doha and I had a good trip. Excellent cabin crew! After take-off, they actively re-distributed vacant seats to crowded rows, so I got a seat row for myself and was able to get some quality sleep. One of my former travel buddies would say that´s to be expected from me. I also fell asleep in an extremely crowded Air Algier flight from Nouakchott to Algier, with a young mother and her little babies in the seat next to me . . .
    We had transit in Charles-de-Gaule (Paris) on that trip as well, changed the carrier there and OF COURSE they lost my luggage ! ! !
    It´s kinda a running gag whenever you change carriers there ! ! !
    Hamad Airport was an uncomfortable experience for me as well ^__^

  • @ryanfrisby7389
    @ryanfrisby7389 Год назад

    Fantastic video David!😸

  • @ZBGregory
    @ZBGregory Год назад +1

    Speaking to the boarding process. When I started flying around the world, one thing I learned is that not every country practices queuing. Standing in line isn’t global, so when you see a boarding process like you did in Hamad, it’s likely that queuing isn’t a thing in their country.

  • @rick75at
    @rick75at Год назад

    totally agree with your opinion/experiences!

  • @jetcrazy7773
    @jetcrazy7773 Год назад +1

    excellent review. Thanks for sharing us - Greetings from Vienna.

  • @harismic
    @harismic Год назад +3

    Thank you. I appreciate the economy reviews as well as the business class products. When traveling long haul to BKK from East Coast US. It’s good to know if your 24hrs+ of traveling is going to be pleasant or misery.

  • @Watchamacallit000
    @Watchamacallit000 Год назад

    I'm glad you mentioned the wifi. I've never been able to connect to it.

  • @Alislug
    @Alislug Год назад +1

    I do agree that Skytrax ratings are sometimes a little off.Ive flown Qatar and qantas and although the qantas crew were much friendlier and the seats and legroom were better qantas was still 4 stars while qatatr with lacking features was 5

  • @georgeh5075
    @georgeh5075 Год назад +1

    I love the slight at sam chui and trek trendy at the start haha

  • @Flatconcentration
    @Flatconcentration 8 месяцев назад

    I have been considering book on Qatar to BKK, but no. There are 3 options available for me. Turkish, Oman and Singapore. Thanks for the video 🙏🏻

  • @tranceandtri
    @tranceandtri Год назад

    Great review, I also found the IFE box a real pain, it caused me to have a very uncomfortable set of flights!

  • @phillipmaguire4671
    @phillipmaguire4671 Год назад +24

    Wow... very impressed with your review David. Hamad International Airport is not up to standard, and has changed my mind about flying Qatar as well. Imagine not having any bathrooms in what looks like a holding pen before the flight. No, I will not fly them after seeing this review, even though their meals are good, there are simply too many letdowns in other areas.

    • @alejandrotatis6016
      @alejandrotatis6016 Год назад

      If you say Hamad is not up to standard its probably because youve never been to other places in the world…

  • @marthah1077
    @marthah1077 Год назад +1

    I flew on Qatar on a qsuite from miami to Doha. It was amazing!!!

  • @davidaviation1343
    @davidaviation1343 Год назад

    First, great video!

  • @BrendanTheTraveller
    @BrendanTheTraveller Год назад

    I'll be flying on Qatar Airways in 2 months time from Singapore to Zurich via Doha on their 777 and 787. We booked them as Singapore Airlines, Emirates and swissair were relatively pricey compared to Qatar, I've flown on Emirates to Oslo via Dubai and to Melbourne as well as decided to try Qatar this time as I've always heard good and positive things about Qatar airways as a whole, this video really changed and managed to even out my perspective of the airline. Initially during the booking process, they rescheduled our flight twice without informing us and when we called them, we were transferred to another call centre with the operator not being able to speak proper english at all! We managed to reschedule our flight back to normal but I'll be interested to see how the flight turns out. Awesomely honest flight review! Looking forward to flying with them nonetheless!

  • @Gibbs-rq4yg
    @Gibbs-rq4yg Год назад

    Do anyone know why Vicarious Voyager channel last video was 6 months ago? Did he put it down

  • @ianwyj1
    @ianwyj1 Год назад

    I've not had the opportunity to fly QR but that was indeed a brutally honest review and one I appreciate. The generally older IFEs not withstanding, I do miss the 2-4-2 seating arrangement on an A330 as it always worked best when flying as a family of four. And yes, I'm one of those folks that avoid a 3-4-3 seating arrangement on a A350 or B777 as I find it it too cramped, especially on flights lasting over 4 hours.

  • @kishorpyakurel4507
    @kishorpyakurel4507 Год назад

    Bang on review!

  • @LMFNinja
    @LMFNinja 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent video. Thank You.

  • @mjfreespirit
    @mjfreespirit 10 месяцев назад

    I love the background information you give

  • @DirkSKP
    @DirkSKP Год назад

    Thank you. Really detailed and honest.

  • @777JOURNEYHOME
    @777JOURNEYHOME Год назад +1

    I’ve been flying with QR since 2012, when they arrived in Brazil. I flew recently from GRU to DXB in economy. Service is not the same anymore. Old 777 and catering needs to improve urgently in quality and quantity.

  • @davidbalcon8726
    @davidbalcon8726 Год назад +1

    Having had 2/4 Qatar flights in the past four months change from 777 QSuites to an ancient 2-2-2 777 I can’t accept its presumed status until it presents a consistency in its Business class cabins!

  • @davidhastie
    @davidhastie Год назад

    love the review . The passengers at boarding gate crowding the entrance to board is out of control at some airports . We had issues in Singapore and at Heathrow .

  • @kwasisb5390
    @kwasisb5390 Год назад +2

    Nice vid, but how exactly are you always able to book amd wing view window seat all the time, is there like a trick or procedure or something?

    • @simply_aviation
      @simply_aviation  Год назад +2

      Pay extra to reserve the seat. :)

    • @kwasisb5390
      @kwasisb5390 Год назад +2

      @@simply_aviation oh so its kinda like you book it earlier and pay extra so the seat is reserved?

    • @simply_aviation
      @simply_aviation  Год назад +2

      Yes exactly

    • @kwasisb5390
      @kwasisb5390 Год назад +1

      @@simply_aviation oh alright, thanks.

  • @94vrcommodore
    @94vrcommodore Год назад

    Thank you for your informative video David. It’s good to hear an honest and independent review about airlines. I heard Skytrax is pretty Suss according to Josh Cahill. I fully agree with you about Emirates. I flew on them to Spain 3 years ago and the economy class was top notch.

  • @ambivalent98
    @ambivalent98 Год назад

    Amazing review David....very honest and very frank and point blank.

  • @kevin19358
    @kevin19358 6 месяцев назад

    16:30, Including me that I don't like the 3-4-3 configuration on the Boeing 777-300ER because it's too many passengers in the plane. I prefer the normal and standard 3-3-3 configuration because it's comfortable.

  • @kerogunso9464
    @kerogunso9464 Год назад

    Oh you're lucky that they still even give you a boarding bridge. My experience at Hamad international they always gave me the gate with bus taking you to the plane! It was always a horrible boarding experience.

  • @eclecticones6908
    @eclecticones6908 Год назад +9

    I had an award seat booked in QSuites, and got downgraded to the old business class. That negated the whole point of the award, and I'm considering canceling and rebooking QR economy the whole way home from CPT. Your review is straightforward, and extremely helpful in assessing my options. I'd prefer to recycle those Avios and fly with QR since it's already a sunk cost, but I can also fly VS, DL, UA, and...EK. 😀

  • @oblongmusic3389
    @oblongmusic3389 Год назад +17

    Good to see this review .. too many reviews are only focussed on premium products , which as we know are where the profits lie .. Everyone likes flying in the premium cabins , but the economy passengers are the bread and butter of every airline .. thank you 🙏

  • @gohan3160
    @gohan3160 Год назад

    I have been to Hamad airport many times and I love it..

  • @colinrenfrew48
    @colinrenfrew48 Год назад

    Never miss your videos. Always great, and informative. Ant time I’ve flown Qatar, I’ve always had a great flight, with attentive service. The best airline? Don’t know, but they are one of the best.

  • @nerdoftravel
    @nerdoftravel Год назад +16

    Hey David and Simply Aviation crew,
    Excellent video as always. As for the walled of gates I feel that is due to security reasons in those countries as it’s relatively common. As a US based trip reporter QR is miles above what we have here. I understand this comparison isn’t 100% fair due to the different cultures, and markets however US airlines could improve. Some are like Delta. I agree with your conclusion that emirates would be the better way to go! Thanks for your awesome video!

  • @liamrelaxationtube5179
    @liamrelaxationtube5179 Год назад +2

    Nice flight footage, I like the B777-300ER.

  • @darius2n
    @darius2n Год назад

    As someone who only buys the cheapest options there is, I'd say that QR is okay-ish but not wow-ish, so I gotta agree with you. The food for me is also okay-ish. The airplane really depends on the route, sometimes it's quite good like the A350 they fly to Zurich but sometimes it's just normal. But i don't expect to see that condition of A330 on QR.
    Could you do a trip report of the economy of SQ short haul routes. I was quite taken aback by their meal service lately. They used to be really nice, but my last ones were below expectation.

  • @gregoryepps2642
    @gregoryepps2642 10 месяцев назад

    Totally agree about the Wi-Fi at Doha, hence why I avoid Doha.

  • @kermitTheFrog466
    @kermitTheFrog466 7 месяцев назад

    those boxes under the seat are not only under window seat, they rare under every other seat

  • @enzopecheux982
    @enzopecheux982 Год назад +1

    Am doing Doha-Bangkok on 787-800 dreamliner in 3 weeks from Brussels thanks ❤

  • @gregoryepps2642
    @gregoryepps2642 10 месяцев назад

    Totally agree about the Wi-Fi at Doha, hence one of the reasons why I avoid Doha.

  • @usamasandhu2412
    @usamasandhu2412 Год назад

    Great video nice capture Good job

  • @grandmasterjo1
    @grandmasterjo1 Год назад

    Beautifully Blunt 👌👌👌
    Was shocked on the overcrowded transit lounge with the World Cup coming up.

  • @luigicp12
    @luigicp12 Год назад

    You had almost from the start when you said if you want real unbiased information about what airlines are like and there was no Sam Chui. Definitely subscribing and I'll get back to the video now

  • @patricktagle1555
    @patricktagle1555 Год назад +3

    Just flew Qatar Airways yesterday. Aside from what you mentioned, what also sucked was their website! To be brutally honest, booking my flight online wasn't that user-friendly.

  • @YusafBashir
    @YusafBashir Год назад

    Flying in qatars a380 from Heathrow in a couple weeks. Looking forward to it

  • @robm3074
    @robm3074 Год назад +3

    Remember if you feed them well, they will walk away happy most of the time. Qatar seems to know how to accomplish that. Hamad airport is scary to me with the crowdedness and chaos.

  • @MsAvles2
    @MsAvles2 Год назад

    I'll see that first hand next february when I'll fly from Barcelona to Doha and then to Tokyo. But happy to see the good legroom and the good food, because it's very important that in a long flight. Thanks for the brutally honest review.

  • @tobiaswanke3891
    @tobiaswanke3891 Год назад

    @Simple Aviation: How do you rate Qatars overall flight security? Their accident record, so far i've seen, shows no aircraft lost or passengers injured nor dead.

  • @SamBickle133
    @SamBickle133 Год назад +7

    Just my experience with Qatar in Economy. Their reputation is based on excellent business class. The economy is less than average. I experienced this awful in flight entertainment boxes on a 10 our flight from Bali to Doha. Locking guests up before boarding without being able to go to the restroom borders on torture.

    • @HusseinDoha
      @HusseinDoha 6 месяцев назад

      They replaced these old planes with their boxes on the ground, with the new A350s