TRIP REPORT: Qatar Airways, Belgrade - Doha
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Travelled from Belgrade to Doha last week. In my opinion, Qatar Airways is the best of the MEB3 airlines in terms of service quality and value for money.
Check-in at Belgrade is done at the newish mid-terminal area with five desks being used. The flight was quite full and there was one vacant seat in business class. At check in there were a lot of Indians and Chinese queuing up.
After check-in I went to the Business Club lounge which has all the basics.
Qatar Airways uses the A321 on their Belgrade flights which feature the old short-haul business class. Since they will be retiring this aircraft type, I don’t think they will be refitting them with new cabins.
The crew on board was nice. There was a Serbian purser and a Filipino stewardess working the cabin. Both came by and introduced themselves personally. Prior to departure, you choose your welcome drink and the menus and hot or cold towel are distributed.
We took off on time and the meal orders were taken. Since they have a dine anytime concept, you can request when to have your food served. Qatar Airways has a limited menu. By this I mean that on many short haul flights you will have exactly the same meal choices, and even on some long haul flights you will see the same meals being offered. It’s as if they have a small selection of dishes which they use throughout their network which I find a bit odd for an airline of its size. Prior to the meal, a drink and some warm assorted nuts are served.
The flight was very smooth and the crew courteous. They came around several times asking passengers if they needed anything. The Serbian crew member obviously spoke Serbian to the passengers. The A321s don’t have wifi but there is a personal TV screen at each seat with a large range of movies and TV shows.
Prior to landing the purser came over to each passenger to thank them for flying with Qatar Airways. We landed in Doha slightly ahead of schedule and disembarked via an air bridge.
Doha Airport is without doubt the best among the Gulf airports since it is modern and new, functional and without all the bling and gold you might see at other nearby airports.
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