Manchester to Doha with Qatar Airways and their Boeing 777 in Economy Class

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I had a BIG surprise when I stepped on board this Qatar Airways 777 from Manchester to Doha. Why? Well if I told you they'd recently inherited this aircraft from Virgin Australia, you may be able to work it out.
On this trip, I'll show you what turned out to be a pretty comfortable seat, along with the IFE, service, cabin all the usual features of the aircraft but with it being my first time with one of the Gulf carriers, I was interested to see how it would compare to, say, a typical transatlantic legacy carrier in terms of all the afore-mentioned features.
In addition to the flight, I probably spend about an hour trying to find my way out of Hamad International Airport too! Watch until the end for details on that!
Thanks as always guys for taking the time to watch my videos. All likes, comments, subs are massively appreciated and it really encourages me to make more content for you all to enjoy.
Cheers for now.
Mark
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📖Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Lounge access
02:35 - Boarding and seat details
04:10 - Departing Manchester
05:38 - IFE and food
07:19 - Loo review
09:52 - Arriving into Doha
12:08 - Summary

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@richardleigh2788 Жыл бұрын

Hello haircut!! Another excellent video. I've got more to catch up on yet!. Keep up the great work!!

@aussiemj90 Жыл бұрын

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.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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 😉)

@Timstravels01 Жыл бұрын

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.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tim, it was a decent flight, good old avios I can tell you I used significantly more on the way back!!

@garethdavies1000 Жыл бұрын

Another great video mate, surprised about the water failing in the toilet! Nice flight in general though, keep up the great work, Cheers for now 😉

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Gareth, I’m not sure if it’d ran out or the tap was bust or what tbh. I think the f/a was as surprised as I was!

@AlsTrainspottingHD 11 ай бұрын

Another good review video I have also seen your Qatar A380 Doha to London Video.

@CallumElsdon Жыл бұрын

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!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Callum and yes, very true mate. I think I did alright in the end 😊👍

@MonkeymagicsMum Жыл бұрын

I'm making this trip in early May Allah insha'Allah. En route to Teheran. Looking forward to it! Thanks for the video!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate,enjoy your trip 👍😊

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

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!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, yep, got lots of photos with me and the bear! I’ve no idea why it’s there either!

@syraazram6647 3 ай бұрын

Qatar airways i been on was quiet good but is a kind of bumpy at times but i went onece on board still very good experience well done to qatar😮

@LetsMakeaTrip 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. If you get the chance, watch my flight back on the A380, that was amazing!

@strongbow310 5 ай бұрын

Those engines are amazing

@simonwhitlock9189 Жыл бұрын

Great journey pity about the stuffy cabin and the trying to escape the airport at the end, take care and stay safe.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

I quite enjoyed the airport in a chaotic kind of way! It was much easier on the way back though tbh!

@victorndegwa2945 Жыл бұрын

Qatar offers the best flight experience. I liked their food. The plane is big and perfect. The crew are awesome

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

The food was certainly great coming back Victor (mind you I was in business!).

@RiskyMain Жыл бұрын

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!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!

@sushininja123 Жыл бұрын

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

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

I’d like to try Etihad, they do look good and the service sounds excellent 👍

@baseballfan99 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I did think it a bit odd when the configuration on Qatar’s seat map didn’t match any on Seat Guru. Obvious why now ! 👍

@marcd6897 Жыл бұрын

@@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

@AviationFin Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍 Thanks for sharing Greetings from Helsinki ❄️ Finland

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, appreciate the comment 😊👍

@junemills3591 Жыл бұрын

a beautiful sunny day in my hometown. if it had been pouring down , we wouldnt have heard the end of it.

@robertlawrence5275 Жыл бұрын

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!

@JTsJourneys 10 ай бұрын

I love a secret economy upgrade!

@steve-marsh Жыл бұрын

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!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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! 😊👍

@steve-marsh Жыл бұрын

@@LetsMakeaTrip Really looking forward to the return!!!

@madnan7963 Жыл бұрын

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.

@flyingmyles Жыл бұрын

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 ! 😅

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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.

@kennethbell54 Жыл бұрын

It looked as though the bin in front of you had not been emptied either. Good video.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Kenneth, thanks for the comment.

@DianaOldfield Жыл бұрын

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.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Thanks Diana, yep I flew back with Qatar in business and that wasn’t Q suite either but still a great experience. I’m sure it’ll be amazing!

@Danny-mv9qj Жыл бұрын

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!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

I came back in business. There'll be a further video on that coming up and I can tell you, it was amazing!!

@Danny-mv9qj Жыл бұрын

@@LetsMakeaTrip I bet! I've never travelled airline business/first class before, something I certainly need to do in the future!

@jonjohnson2844 Жыл бұрын

I went with Qatar to Australia in 2016, friendliest crew I've ever experienced, though the 14 hours from Doha to Melbourne was pretty brutal.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!!

@mikedown1250 Жыл бұрын

depends on the crew mate

@davidoliver1169 Жыл бұрын

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

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers David, yep the lounge was fine, some of the people in it, hmmm. I enjoyed Doha too, really interesting place.

@MattsPlanet Жыл бұрын

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...

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!

@bantengsuro_72 Жыл бұрын

I like it... Very nice... Greetings from Indonesian

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Thank you BSC, much appreciate your comments friend 😊👍

@cabovermike 5 ай бұрын

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,.

@avgeek_0307 Жыл бұрын

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.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!!

@TravelSignal Жыл бұрын

Nice video, and good job with the "upgrade" 😂 did you have to pay to select the seat?

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!

@anianoenrique2115 Жыл бұрын

Doha airport seems to have vastly improved since I was there last (2012).

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Did they have the bear there then? I would imagine it's expanded quite a bit - a very busy place it seemed.

@anianoenrique2115 Жыл бұрын

@@LetsMakeaTrip I think that bear was still in the woods ...

@mohammedumar8947 Жыл бұрын

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

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

No, later on - 13:50 and it got into Doha pretty late 🤔

@derisleybrittain Жыл бұрын

Excellent 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂 🛩️🛩️

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Derisley ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️🧊🧊🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂☕️☕️☕️🌭🌭

@mikedown1250 Жыл бұрын

Amazing price for that seat...not too sure what you expected

@gansell78 Жыл бұрын

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.

@o_carolina809 Жыл бұрын

You beat me to it! Did made me giggle when he thought it had run out of water 😆

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!

@leslietolley1826 Жыл бұрын

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 🤔🤞🤞🤞🤞

@SunnyRafique-nt8en Жыл бұрын

Nice

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Sunny 😊

@anonomia5535 Жыл бұрын

I had the same issue arriving in Doha airport. I think we should've stayed on the bus instead of getting of at the transit area, but I'm not sure.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I didn't notice if anyone stayed on the bus or not. Good point.

@davidpring9108 Жыл бұрын

For the age of the aircraft, it looks to be relatively well kept

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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!

@Alvin-yf1xn Ай бұрын

Am travelling from Manchester to Doha, can I carry a laptop bag as well as my 7kg cabin suitcase?

@scottprice4813 Жыл бұрын

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.

@boeller21 6 ай бұрын

Were there some special amenities in comfort plus like a footrest or something like that?

@LetsMakeaTrip 6 ай бұрын

Better seats are the main thing.

@enricomonti156 Жыл бұрын

Never tried Qatar. My last long haul flight was a 11 hour journey between Beijing and Munich and was pretty brutal

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Yep I'd struggle with anything over this length of flight in economy these days tbh but the seats certainly helped on this occasion.

@SunnyRafique-nt8en Жыл бұрын

Good g

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@duaneowens7777 Жыл бұрын

how many people were wearing maks on your plane. Are they strict with checked bag eweight

@sheilam4525 Жыл бұрын

Looked fairly comfortable but I would have hated the stuffy air. Cannot believe they don't have hand sanitiser either, after all we have been through😂

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

I don’t think knew about it Sheila tbh. I’m sure they were as surprised as I was.

@deepalperera4592 Жыл бұрын

QATAR always stops at remote stands when aircrafts arrive at Hamad

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Cheers Deepal

@johnmullin1188 Жыл бұрын

Hi it's John I missed the price of the flight do you think it's worth on your trip and accommodation thanks for the video John

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Difficult to say really John as I used a lot of avios. Hotels are relatively cheap though, they’ve even got a Premierinn in Doha.

@stylishwhylish6903 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kaungkinkyae6699 Жыл бұрын

Unfamiliar economy class to me on every 777 I have ever worked on QR flights

@packardb09 Жыл бұрын

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.

@keithwatkins7908 Жыл бұрын

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.

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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.

@alfiesmith9528 Жыл бұрын

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?😃

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

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 🤫 😉

@davidrumbelow Жыл бұрын

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.

@VisualApproach Жыл бұрын

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!

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Ah cheers VA, I did wonder, so thanks for the explanation. I guess I was lucky to get anything much then by the sounds of it.

@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe Жыл бұрын

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.😢

@LetsMakeaTrip Жыл бұрын

Haha, is a 16 second shot at the end of the video not enough for you! Highlight of my visit that was !

@stuartallen8310 10 ай бұрын

Could have been better

@garytreez 11 ай бұрын

Very poor, have done this trip twice. Qatar doesn't live up to its reputation

@LetsMakeaTrip 11 ай бұрын

More ups and downs with them I think but compared to their business class product, nothing that special.

@iramahmed2155 8 ай бұрын

Is there a specific zone for Qatar Airways? The check in queues seem quite confusing😂 😅 it seems confusing on like how to get in the queue

@LetsMakeaTrip 8 ай бұрын

I didn’t have a problem myself though I have OneWorld status so had the fast track thing to help. There was someone there to ask though if that helps.