Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Enterprise Class

2. QATAR AIRWAYS FLEET

Qatar Airways operates a fleet of each narrow-body and wide-body plane, consisting of the Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 737 MAX, Boeing 777, and Boeing 787 Dreamliner households, totaling 255 plane. The airline has 48 Dreamliners in its fleet – 19 Boeing 787-9 and 19 Boeing 787-8 -with a mean age of 8.1 years.

3. BUSINESS CLASS CABIN

Qatar Airways’ Enterprise Class on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is situated in a single single cabin within the aircraft’s entrance part. The cabin options 30 Enterprise Class suites organized in a 1-2-1 herringbone configuration. The seats on the perimeters are angled towards the aircraft’s home windows whereas the seats within the center are angled in direction of one another. The middle seats are positioned a bit of extra upfront than the facet seats, so because of this, there may be an additional (eight) row of seats within the aircraft’s middle whereas there are solely seven rows of seats on both sides of the cabin.

The cabin itself contains a beautiful design. Qatar Airways’ signature burgundy model colour accents lots of the cabin finishes and fixtures, together with the sliding doorways and entrance cabin partitions. Passengers enter the cabin straight (opposite to the galleys which might be the entryways in planes of most different airline firms). The again of the cabin contains a bar counter with a shiny desk and a flower association alongside a Qatar-branded textured wall. General, the cabin on the Boeing 787-9 feels extra spacious and ethereal in comparison with the Enterprise Class cabins of Qatar Airways’ planes fitted with the well-known Qsuites.

4. BUSINESS CLASS SEAT (+ BEST & WORST SEATS)

Qatar Airways’ Enterprise Class seat on the Boeing 787-9 has a pitch of fifty inches (127 cm) and a width of twenty-two inches (56 cm). Every suite has direct aisle entry with a sliding door to make sure the final word in privateness and luxury. The simple-to-use sliding door is locked open by the crew for taxi, takeoff and touchdown, however can closed in the course of the different phases of the flight. Passengers seated in adjoining middle suites can decrease the privateness panels away to create their very own enclosed non-public house for 2.

Subsequent to every seat is a console holding a storage unit with self-importance mirror. The console – which can be utilized to retailer smaller gadgets like a pockets or glasses – is situated on the aisle facet for the middle seats and the window facet for the window seats. The surface wall of the console additionally contains a studying mild, devoted cellphone holder (geared up with a wi-fi charging expertise for each iOS and Android units), a handset for the inflight leisure and the ability ports.

In entrance of the seat is a 18-inch high-definition touchscreen. A bi-folding tray desk is situated below the TV, and might be pulled ahead and backward in response to the passenger’s liking. The tray desk may also be swiveled outward, making it simple to rise up even in the course of the meal service.

On the contact of a button, the Enterprise Class seat transforms right into a 200 cm (79 inches) fully-flat mattress (the ottoman under the TV display screen is a part of the flat mattress). The aisle armrest might be left up for extra privateness, or lowered for offering some welcome further mattress width when the seat is totally reclined. Turndown service is obtainable by the Qatar Airways cabin crew, who additionally supplies a quilted mattress and slipcover for the most important pillow to reinforce the sleeping consolation within the flat mattress.

What are the greatest Enterprise Class seats?

• Solo vacationers ought to choose one of many window suites, whereas journey companions ought to go for the middle seats.
• Journey companions will particularly like the 2 middle suites in row 8, which is offset from the remainder of the cabin, offering a bit of bit of additional privateness.

What are the worst Enterprise Class seats?

• The window suites in row 5  are lacking home windows, and are thus greatest averted.

Click on right here for a seat map of Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

5. AMENITIES & BEDDING

The next facilities have been offered in the course of the flight:

• A Diptyque branded amenity package, custom-made for female and male passengers. Male passengers get a black coloured bag, whereas feminine passengers get a white & pink coloured bag. The amenity package comprises socks and eye shades in addition to Diptyque lip balm, physique lotion, face cream, and perfume.
• Sleepwear (slippers and pajamas) solely designed for Qatar Airways by The White Firm.
• Two pillows: a bigger one for lounging and sleeping (a slipcover is offered throughout turndown service) and a smaller ornamental one with a reference to a few of the world’s most iconic cities (e.g. Amsterdam, Singapore, and so forth …)
• A luxurious, burgundy-colored cover, which feels extraordinarily comfy.
• Oryx One branded noise-isolating headphones, that are of respectable high quality.
• Dental and shaving kits are stocked within the toilet in the course of the flight.

6. MEALS

One of many areas the place Qatar Airways excels with its Enterprise Class product is the standard and presentation of the meals. The service gives dine-on-demand service in its Enterprise Class cabins: passengers can dine at any time of their selecting and order no matter they need from the in depth menu (with accompanying wine listing).

On this seven-hour flight, a late night time supper was served proper after takeoff (round 2 am native time). I select the next choice from the menu:

• Qatar hamour mashkool with spiced yoghurt, basmati rice, black lemon, and crispy onions
• Collection of worldwide cheese, served with grainex, lavosh and assortment of accompaniment

About 90 minutes previous to touchdown, a multi-course breakfast was served, and I select the next choice from the menu:

• Greek yoghurt with mango compote and toasted quinoa granola
• Seasonal recent fruit
• Hand-rolled omelette with cheese and roasted tomato, rooster Cumberland sausage, sautéed mushroom, child spinach and Mornay sauce
• Collection of breakfast bakery (butter croissant, smooth roll, ache au chocolat)

7. ENTERTAINMENT

Qatar Airways’ in-flight leisure system known as Oryx One. The system gives passengers as much as 4,000 leisure choices from the most recent blockbuster films, TV field units, music, video games and far more.

The leisure choice might be chosen by both straight touching the HD display screen or with a wired distant controller which has its personal small display screen. This enables passengers to look at a film or TV present on the primary display screen whereas holding observe of the flight’s progress on the wired controller. Each the display screen itself and the hand held distant are extremely responsive. 

Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners are additionally geared up with two out of doors cameras — one dealing with ahead and one downward, which is a pleasant contact for aviation geeks.

8. ONBOARD INTERNET

Qatar Airways’ B787-9 is geared up with in-flight WiFi. I used the WiFi all through the flight and the velocity was respectable. The next WiFi plans have been obtainable on this flight:

• One hour of complimentary onboard WiFi for member’s of Qatar Airways’ frequent flyer program, Privilege Membership.
• $10 USD for onboard WiFi at some stage in the flight

9. OTHER INFLIGHT EXPERIENCES

# CREW: Qatar Airways’ Enterprise Class service ranks among the many greatest within the sky. The younger Qatar Airways cabin crew members on this explicit did an important job and so they have been all very pleasant and useful. One thing I like (and solely expertise with Center East and Asian carriers) is that they current themselves individually earlier than take-off, and in addition thanks in particular person for selecting Qatar Airways earlier than touchdown. It makes you are feeling very particular and welcome.

# LAVATORY: Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787-9 options two bathrooms for the 30 Enterprise Class passengers, each of them situated behind the cabin. The bathrooms function Dreamliner-standard facilities like touchless sinks and flushing, and so they even have home windows.

10. MY VERDICT

• Cabin design: 9/10
• Seat consolation (upright): 9/10
• Seat consolation (mattress place): 8/10
• Seat privateness: 9/10
• Meals (high quality): 9/10
• Meals (amount): 9/10
• Meals (presentation): 9/10
• Inflight leisure : 9/10
• WiFi: 9/10
• Service: 10/10
• General expertise: distinctive 9/10

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