We got to experience this product more than I had initially anticipated. We first flew this plane from Cairo to Doha. This flight was considered a “First” Class flight. This is what Qatar calls their Business Class flights within the Middle East. This is similar to how US carriers call Business Class, “First” Class, on flights within the States.

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The second flight on the Boeing 777 was from Doha to Cape Town. When I booked this flight, it was going to be served by a Boeing 787. The 787 is a much newer and nicer plane. I was disappointed in the change, but the flight still proved to be a great one.

Qatar Airways uses its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft to fly this route and this aircraft doesn’t have the airline’s newer Business Class cabin. In the 777-200LR the seats are set out in a 2-2-2 layout. Qatar Airways 777-200LR Business Class Cabin Seat Map – courtesy of SeatGuru. This is my review of Qatar Airways business class, flying from Bali to Doha on a Boeing 777-300ER. You can read the rest of Jamie’s series of articles from this trip, covering British Airways, Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways in business class, by clicking here. Qatar Airways has quite a mixture of aircraft in its fleet at the moment and a variety of business class products. The outbound flight was operated by a 777-200LR, the longest range commercial airliner flying. This is the aircraft that Qatar use for their Doha to Auckland flights so if you end up on one of these, you’ll be on it for a while.

The Seat

The seats are arranged in a 2-2-2 layout. This layout is ideal for passengers traveling with a companion, but not great for passengers traveling alone. The seats are spacious, comfortable, and each feature a nice sized entertainment system. The seat reminded me of my first ever Business Class flight on Turkish Airlines.

I would suggest trying to pick seats in the middle row. This will give you and your seat mate direct access to the aisle. Having to climb over someone else or having someone else climb over you to get to the aisle is never a fun experience. I put us in the second row of the middle aisle. These seats gave us both access to the aisle in case we needed to use the rest room. I also like being closer to the front, but not immediately next to the front galley.

The Service/Food

On our first 777 flight, we had a lovely flight attendant from South Africa. She was super excited to hear that we were headed to her home country. She and the other flight attendants did a great job with the quick meal service from Cairo to Doha. The food was tasty. The crew was also excellent at making sure our drinks were never empty.

The second flight was just as good… at least i think so. The flight took off at 4:20 AM and I was exhausted and don’t remember too much. The flight attendants were attentive and provide great service throughout the overnight flight.

Bonus

This isn’t directly related to the 777, but related to flying on Qatar in general. Qatar offers a free city tour multiple times throughout the day. If you have a long transit in Doha, I would recommend checking out the tour. You can find information here. Here are some cool pictures we took on the tour.

Conclusion

Qatar has a dated Business Class product on their 777 planes. It wasn’t bad by any means. The experience was still solid and offers a great seat if you’re traveling with someone else. It was just a little letdown because Qatar’s offerings on their A380, 787, and A350 look much better and newer.

That being said, the service provided by the crew was always great. I look forward to my next opportunity to fly with Qatar. I’m just going to make sure that opportunity is on one of their newer planes.

What are your thoughts on Qatar’s 777 in Business Class?

Qatar Airways operates 3 versions of Boeing 777-300.

First version of Boeing 777-300 is the most common among three versions. It is used on long distance flights.

This airplane offers 358 seats of two classes: business and economy.

Business class seats are located in the first 7 rows of the airplane divided into two sections.

First sections consists of 4 rows of flat bed seats that have 2-2-2 configuration. Proximity of the galleys and lavatories is the main disadvantage of the seats of the 1st and 4th row. Missing windows make the seats 4A and 4K bad seats.

Behind the exit row the second section of business class seats is located. There are totally 18 seats here. The noise from the galleys and lavatories located in front will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 5th row. The seats 7E and 7F may be also noisy due to the bassinet location behind.

Economy class may accommodate 316 passengers. The seats of the economy class are located in three sections divided from each other with exit rows. Most of the seats here have 3-4-3 configuration. Due to entertainment equipment stored under A, D and K seats these seats have less storage and legroom room underneath.

First sections has 7 rows of seats. Passengers of the seats of the 10th row will take advantage of extra space for their legs. However the tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable and thus reducing the width of these seats. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats. Passengers travelling with infants are often seated on the seats 10EFG as they offer bassinet locations.

The seats 12A and 12K have no windows.

The seat 12D is considered good seat as it offers extra legroom due to missing seat in front.

Due to missing seats behind the seats 16C and 16H are often bumped by service carts and passengers passing by. Limited recline and proximity of the lavatories are the main disadvantages of the seats of the 17th row.

The second section of economy class seats consists of 12 rows. Due to the exit row located in front the seats of the 18th row have extra legroom. Among disadvantages of these seats: reduced width, lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and close location of the galleys and lavatories in front. In addition the seats 18A and 18K have no windows but the seats 18EFG have bassinet locations.

As there is no seat in front passengers of the seat 20D will take advantage of extra legroom.

Location of the lavatories and galleys behind and restricted legroom will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 29th row.

The third section of economy class seats includes 14 rows of seats. The seats 30ABC and 30HJK have additional space for passengers’ legs but the seats 30EFG on the contrary have less legroom. Passengers tend to congregate in the area of the seats of the 30th row in order to visit lavatories and thus causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Also, these seats are narrower than standard and have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 30EFG.

The seat 32D offers extra legroom.

As there are no seats behind the seats 42C and 42H are often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by.

Limited recline and location of the galleys and lavatories behind make the seats of the 43rd row bad seats.

This version of Boeing 777-300 may transport 412 passengers in two classes: business and economy.

Business class may accommodate 24 passengers. The seats of business class are located in 4 rows that have 2-2-2 configuration.

Close location of the galley and lavatory will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 1st row. Noise from the galleys located behind will also represent problem to passengers of the seats of the 4th row. Lack of windows makes the seats 4A and 4K bad seats.

Economy class consists of 388 standard seats divided into three sections.

All A, D and K seats of the economy class have less legroom and under-seat storage room as entertainment equipment is stored there.

First section contains 14 rows of seats: 13 of them have 3-4-3 configuration and 1 row with seats that have 3-3-3 configuration. The seats of the 10th row have limited legroom, are a little narrower than standard and have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Passengers travelling with babies are often seated on the seats 10EFG as they have bassinet locations.

12D seat is considered good seat as it has extra space for passenger’s legs.

Missing windows is the main disadvantage of the seats 17A and 17K.

Location of the galleys and lavatories behind is the disadvantage of the seats 23C and 23H as well as the fact that these seats are often bumped by service carts and other passengers passing by.

The seats of the 24th row are less reclining than standard and are located close to the galleys and lavatories.

Behind the exit row the 2nd section of economy class seats is located. There are 12 rows of seats here: 11 of them have 3-4-3 configuration and 1 row has 3-3-3 configuration.

Thanks to the exit row located in front the seats of the 25th row have extra space for passengers’ legs. However, as the tray tables are in the armrests the width of these seats is reduced a little. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Other passengers tend to gather in the area of these while waiting to use lavatories causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. For passengers with infants the seats 25EFG have bassinet locations.

Passengers of the seat 27D will take advantage of extra legroom.

Because of the bulkhead located behind the seats of the 36th row are less reclining than standard. Location of the galley and lavatory behind is another disadvantage of these seats.

The third section of economy class seats is located behind another exit row. There are 14 rows of seats.

The seats of the 37th row offer extra legroom. Among disadvantages of these seats: proximity of the lavatories and galleys, reduced width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing. The seats 37EFG offer bassinet locations.

As there is no seat in front the seat 39D has some additional space.

As there are no seats behind the seats 49C and 49H are often bumped by crew members and other passengers passing by.

Limited recline and location of the lavatories and galleys behind make the seats of the 50th row bad seats.

The third version of Boeing 777-300 consists of 335 seats: 42 of business class and 293 of economy class.

First 7 rows represent flat bed seats of business class. These seats have 180 degree recline. These seats are located in two sections. First section has 4 rows of seats that have 2-2-2 configuration. The only disadvantage of the seats of the 1st row and 4th row is location of the galleys and lavatories nearby. Also, the seats 4A and 4K have no windows. That is why these seats are considered bad seats.

The second section of business class seats contains 3 rows of seats that also have 2-2-2 configuration. The noise from the galleys and lavatories located in front the seats of the 5th row will cause discomfort to passengers of these seats.

Economy class seats are divided into three section. Most of the seats have 3-3-3 configuration. Entertainment equipment stored under A, D and K seats limits legroom and underneath storage space.

First section of economy class seats contains 7 rows of seats. There are totally 61 seats here. Passengers of the seats of the 10th row will feel comfortable thanks to the extra legroom. However, as the tray tables are built-in the armrests of these seats these seats are a little narrower than standard. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Passengers travelling with babies are often seated on the seats 10DEF as they have bassinet locations.

Missing windows make the seats 12A and 12K bad seats.

As there are no seats behind the seats 16C and 16H are often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by.

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Limited recline and location of the lavatories behind make the seats of the 17th row bad seats.

The second section of economy class seats consists of 12 rows of seats per 9 in each. Thanks to the exit row located in front the seats of the 18th row offer extra space for passengers’ legs. The tray tables of these seats are in the armrests making them immovable and thus reducing the width of these seats. Other passengers tend to gather in the area of these seats in order to visit lavatories and thus causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats. Passengers traveling with infants are often seated on the seats 18DEF as they offer bassinet locations. The seats 18A and 18K have no windows.

The seats of the 29th row are less reclining than standard and are located close to the galleys and lavatories.

The third section of economy class seats is located behind another exit row. This section consists of 14 rows of seats. Passengers of the seats 30ABC and 30HJK will take advantage of extra legroom. The seats 30DEF on the contrary have limited legroom. These seats offer bassinet locations. Among other disadvantages of all seats of the 30th row are: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing, reduced width and proximity of the galleys and lavatories.

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Due to missing seats behind the seats 42C and 42H are often bumped by service carts and passengers passing by.

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The seats of the last 43rd row are considered bad seats as they are less reclining than standard and are located close to the galleys and lavatories.