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A Restful Flight on Qatar Airways A330 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 24, 2017November 14, 2023 1 Comment

By the time it came to board my Qatar Airways flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Doha, I was exhausted. I had slept poorly all week and just wanted to have dinner, watch a movie, and nap on the eight hour evening flight to DOH.

In this case, I was almost thankful there was no wi-fi onboard, one less distraction that would hinder my sleep. The business class seats and cabin layout onboard are identical to the A340 I flew last year between Colombo and Doha. In fact, the seats were identical to the Ethiopian Airlines business class seats I had enjoyed from Addis Ababa to Bangkok the day before.

It was 7pm and the sun had already set. The cabin was dimmed to mood-lighting, already putting me in the bedtime mood.

a group of people in an airplane

a seat in a plane

a seat and a monitor in an airplane

After a nice conversation with my gregarious seatmate, we settled in for the flight, taking off just after scheduled departure time. The storm had passed.

A Qatar Airways Feast

The onboard feast began. Mixed nuts and lemon-mint juice to begin. The table was laid for dinner.

a bowl of nuts and a glass of green liquid

a table with food on it

Next up, an amuse bouche of chicken dolloped in avocado with a spicy salsa.

a plate with a bowl of salsa and a piece of meat on it

Qatar Airway’s tomato soup has been a favorite of mine for years and it was delicious on this flight also–

a bowl of soup on a table

Qatar also manages a much better mezze than either Emirates or Etihad in my experience:

a plate of food on a table

For the main course, I enjoyed a wonderful breaded chicken breast with linguini and asparagus. The menu indicated a pesto sauce on the pasta but it was olive oil instead with tomato sauce on top of the chicken. Nevertheless, it was still very tasty.

a plate of food on a table

Finally, chocolate for dessert with vanilla ice cream and cappuccino. The cappuccino was served in a styrofoam cup because the seatbelt light was on.

a plate of desserts and a cup of coffee

A couple other notes. First, I enjoyed the pajamas the London-based White Company.

a pair of black and grey t-shirts and slippers

Second, the Brics amenity kit was pink in color and contained pink socks and a pink eyeshade. I don’t have a problem with wearing pink, but I’m not sure about these socks…

a group of items on a table

Service was good, the food was great, I even enjoyed The Circle with Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. But the true joy of the flight was six hours of sleep. Oh, how I appreciated that.

I’ll have more details on the flight in my full review.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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1 Comment

  1. Abidjan Reply
    October 24, 2017 at 12:45 pm

    Pretty much m experience, DOH-MLE. I was well impressed. Blew my return flight in J on EY out of the water.

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