Terry wrote:Will report on the Qatar flight at the end of the month when I have experienced it.
Hi Terry,
I had a bad experience with Qatar. Here below are the comments I wrote on my blog.
http://vivrehuahin.blogspot.com/
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We flew from Thailand to Paris September 15, 2011 by Qatar Airways
The flight QR 613 left on time but I am disappointed by the quality of comfort on board. Seats are narrow and the pitch between each row is small.
Michele swear by all the gods that she will no longer use that company. There is such a lack of comfort and space as well as the failure of recreational equipment on board. We had first to loosen the handset and then had to change it two times before having sound, and only on one channel.
9:15, Doha time:
This time, it's the complete entertainment system that crashes. The hostess set up the same movie for all, the remote control becomes inoperative, there is no sound. I report it to Monika, one of our flight attendant, who tells me that this is normal and that's all she could do. A passenger behind me gives voice, then another, then a third ... In short everyone gasp. I suggest to the hostess to reset the system, and finally, the purser made what should have been done earlier, to reset the entire system. Since then, it seems to work.
I had the same problem with all flights this year with Qatar Airways. My daughter also on her flights on late July and late August ... By counting all family members that's 32 flights.
13:00 Doha time:
Boarding will start, we reach the door 12. After the various controls and as there are no satellites with boarding bridges built in Doha, we catch a bus. We will stay more than 20 minutes at the foot of the plane, locked in the bus, the sun provides us generously a temperature of 38 ° C. The bus may be well conditioned, but it's not very comfortable ...
But this is not the end. Once in the plane, the air conditioning system breaks down. It lasted a little over 20 minutes.
It's still not finished ... My seat couldn't recline correctely and not fully. I am not alone in this case. The seat of Michèle couldn't recline too, nor the one of our neighbor ... In short, the black series continues.
It seems that Qatar Airways was voted Airline of the year. Right, but what about the other companies...
In all honesty, I must say that the crew is doing his job properly and does his best to please us. He deserves a big applause.
Well yes ... The individual entertaintment system from Michele's seat does not work (seat 28A). This is the second flight in one day where it occurs ...
2:34 p.m.
The flight attendant has just become a mechanic, she repaired a seat, mine, and moved passengers so that they can find a little comfort.
Having said this, one can decently ask whether Qatar Airways maintains properly its cabin space. Is Qatar Airways more demanding for aircraft maintenance? I do not know but I express serious doubts about the safety on board aircraft of Qatar Airlines.Il seems that Qatar Airlines was voted Airline of the year. What must it be for other airlines.
I would not recommend this company to my friends, because a company that saves on maintenance and overhaul is not sure and I want to keep their friendship ...
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