qatar airlines

Hi,

Iam looking to go back to kerala next xmas for hopefully threee weeks and toying with the idea of going independltly using qatar airlines the question i am asking as anybody used them and did it work out cheaper and did it work out ok .

Or can anybody reccomend any other airline or company .

I think they're a new airline. I'm fairly sure that they've only recently been launched.
They're probably worth a punt.

I've booked with them myself to go in February this year.. first time.. but I did some research and apparently they won the Skytrax award for Best Middle Eastern airline last year... I;ll let you know my opinion when I get back! They did however work out a lot cheaper than Gulf Air on the same route.

I've been seeing some amazingly cheap return flights from Qatar, London - Mumbai return including taxes for £325 (with availability)

I will probably be trying them soon.

Mikes:Qatar airlines seems good,my bro used last month NY-London-Qatar-Cochin.No need of going via Bombay.If you plan to fly Cochin then can try .

radz

Thanks for all the replies and wait for your opinions ottonowak on your return, out of interest did you book over the phone or travel agent as i have faxed then and e-mailed them for prices but up to yet not heard anything.

I went to their London office in Conduit street (London W1) and asked about their fares.

The lowest they could quote me was £460, when I told them about the deals available on the net, they said that those are special fares quoted by travel agents and that they could not match them.....

The deals by travel agents are widely available and perfectly legit.

I flew with Qatar Airlines to Cochin on 4th January. Pretty decent airline - newish planes, reasonable service, free alcohol, OK food (by airline standards). There's not much to do at Doha airport once you've looked around the Duty Free but I only had a 3 hour wait there & have less than 2 hours on my way home.

Cheers

Does anybody know if they fly into trivandrum as it shows on thier route map that they do and thanks about the alcohol drinks as i wasant sure if they served them.

they do fly out / in of trivandrum.. useful for me as i needed to book a London - Mumbai - Trivandrum - London flight.. This worked out about about £380 + tax via Trailfinders.. Gulf Air on the same route seemed to be about three times as much..

Once again thanks its really appreciated.

Sorry to keep on but has anybody used kuwait airlines as at the moment they seem to be the cheapest.

Apart from Emirates, which are now more expensive, all the other Middle East airlines are much the same.

We flew with Kuwait a few years and had no complaints, as with all of the other ME airlines. They got us and our luggage to Delhi, which was all we wanted from them.

The current lowest price I can find with traveljungle by Qatar is £393.26 inclusive return.

When are you planning on going?

Sorry, just reread your post! Things may have changed a lot by next Xmas!

There are going to be many more flights into India due to recent aviation agreements.

I flew Qatar from Houston to Mumbai via Doha. Excellent

First , from the counter, there was no line. They allowed hand baggage. The seats are bigger than Continental Newark to Mumbai. The service is MUCH MUCH better than the US airlines. DOHA airport is hugh, lots of room. The service in the plane was excellent. And did I mention the seats were bigger. I mean just that little extra seat/leg room makes a lot of difference. They have online selection for different Food plates. I ordered a Fruit Plate and i got the right plate ! (BTW I have not seen fruit plates in Continental).

They still do security checks just like in the US. But they worked fast. Even boarding the plane. In my other flight Continental had the plane so full, it was 45 min late taking off, then there was a 14-15 hr flight. Horrible experience in Continetal.

Anyhow compared to Continental which I paid $1100, I was really happy with the $929 round trip I paid in Qatar. Their customer service was great in India and in US.

This post makes me very happy. I am flying Qatar from Houston to Doha then on to Hyderabad. I am excited. I have heard a lot of positive comments about this airline. I am taking British Airways from Delhi to London, then London to Phoenix. :-)