Qatar Airways Business Class 787-8 - Doha to Dublin and Al Mourjan lounge tour - Trip Report

I managed to finally tick another item off of my AVGeek bucket list - trying out Qatar Airways Al Mourjan lounge at Doha Airport ahead of a business class flight onboard one of their 787-8 aircraft.
How did my second flight with Qatar airways compare to my previous 15 1/2 hour flight in their Q-Suite product? Watch and find out.
You can watch the Q-Suite video by clicking on the link below:
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Hamid International Airport
1:17 Al Mourjan Lounge
2:58 Showers
3:52 Luggage Storage
4:26 Restaurant
5:21 Bus Gate
6:23 Boarding
6:47 The Cabin
7:08 The Seat
8:32 PDB
8:50 Pushback and Taxi
8:58 Our Route
9:11 IFE System
9:30 Wi-Fi
10:05 Take-off from runway 34L
10:44 Rotate!
11:30 Doha at night
11:50 Service Begins
12:01 Express Meal Service
12:21 Loo Review
13:09 Breakfast Service
13:30 Reflecting on the Flight
14:25 Landing on Runway 28
14:39 Touchdown!
14:51 Taxi to Terminal
15:18 Disembarkation
15:43 Outro
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Info:
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Airline: Qatar Airways
Route: DOH-DUB
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 (A7-BCV)
Flight Number: QR19
Seat: 2A
Date: 30 March 2023
Distance Flown: 3524 Miles (5671km)
Ticket Price:
This was an Avios Reward Flight booked with Qatar Airways. This was the second of 2 legs on the same booking
Full booking - £168 plus 90,000 Avios (for complete trip LAX-DOH-DUB)
DOH-DUB approx. 30% of total trip
£168 *0.3 = £50.40 plus 90k Avios *0/.3 = 27,000 Avios - at notional price of 0.8p per Avios = £216.00)
Total cost for flight DOH-DUB - £266.40
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[@nafeekarim2780]

Nice trip report my second favourite airline the first airline I got upgraded from economy to Business thank you Qatar airways.

[@GLAFly]

Cheers - glad you enjoyed - and great result getting an upgrade!

[@colinrenfrew48]

This has to be one of, if not the best business experience available. Great airline, and an enjoyable video.

[@GLAFly]

I'd tend to agree, Colin (and glad you enjoyed the video). Even though the business class product on the 788 is nowhere near as good as the Q Suites, I still found the onboard service from the cabin crew to be excellent - and couldn't fault the lounge at all.

[@jirehla-ab1671]

​​@@GLAFlyjust incase yur flying in a 787 & u want to shoot the on the sky & the dimmable windows is locked, can u use auto white balance / exposure / brightness to compensate for the blue tint of the locked windows?

[@GLAFly]

@jirehla-ab1671 Thanks so much for letting me know - that's great advice and I'll keep it in mind! Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@jirehla-ab1671]

@@GLAFly not sure if that will work but I was asking a question

[@nickalliker6219]

I’ve just watched both of your Qatar flight reviews from LAX through to DUB. Both flights looked great, with awesome service. The lounge in Doha looks stunning. What a great experience. I’d certainly put that on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work 👍👍

[@GLAFly]

Thanks Nick - glad you enjoyed both the videos. If you ever get the change to fly them, I'd certainly recommend it (and it doesn't need to break the bank either - I did thisntrip as an Avios redemption, so it cost me 90k avios and £169 at the time, which was a relative bargain.

[@nickalliker6219]

@@GLAFly that’s stunning value; thanks for the heads up

[@GLAFly]

@@nickalliker6219 Just need to watch out if you're starting or ending in the UK, as the UK APD can whack up the fees a bit (which is why I opted to arrive in Dublin).

[@noameier46]

I, taking this product on the weekend, so it was great to get a heads up from your really informative video! Thanks mate, I'm looking forward to it now, especially that lounge!!!!!

[@GLAFly]

Thanks Simon - glad you enjoyed it! Hope you have a fantastic flight, and feel free to let me know what you thought of the lounge once you've been - it really is pretty awesome!

[@ScottishT]

What a brill experience, thanks for sharing.

[@GLAFly]

Thanks Tony - glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@Ian-vx2xg]

So glad to see a new video from you, really enjoy watching your videos! Please keep up the great videos.

[@GLAFly]

Thanks Ian. Had some health issues to deal with recently (nothing serious, but limited travel and time for editing), so hopefully be a bit more regular again. Currently aiming for 1 video every 4 weeks until I get some more travel booked.

[@Ian-vx2xg]

Hope all is well now! I look forward to your next videos!

[@homeandbeyond988]

Thankyou for this. My partner and I are planning a trip to Dublin from Perth, Western Australia. Next year so this helps alot

[@GLAFly]

Delighted that you found the video helpful 😀. Hope you have a fantastic trip over to Dublin - have you flown with them before?

[@homeandbeyond988]

@@GLAFly no this will be our 1st time with the airline

[@GLAFly]

@homeandbeyond988 I was really impressed with Qatar's service on both my flights. Is it the A380 you'll be on from Perth? If so, it's the same seats as I had on the 787-8, but you also get the onboard bar! Hope you have a good layover in Doha as the lounge is excellent.

[@homeandbeyond988]

@@GLAFly yes it will be :)

[@GLAFly]

@@homeandbeyond988 Jealous! Would love to try out their A380. Haven't been in a bar/lounge onboard on any aircraft yet.

[@johnhorton5022]

Great video ! Only just found your channel, just subscribed. I have yet to fly QR in any class, I have flown Emirates a few times but must try QR soon. Glad I found your channel !

[@GLAFly]

Thanks, John, and welcome to the channel - thanks for subscribing. I've only flown with the twice so far (1 ticket LAX-DOH-DUB), so don't know how their economy product measures up, but I was certainly sold on their business class offering from this experience. It's a cut above what I'm used to from Western carriers. Hope you enjoy the other videos!

[@johnhorton5022]

Oh yes, definitely a huge step up from the western carriers.

[@BaMb1N079]

excellent video! gonna fly qatar a350 in a month as well as their 777 leased from cathay on a family trip! I really like Hamad International. Everything under one roof, slick design, calming spaces. That bus gate was way up there in the north expansion, wasn't it? How long did it take you to get from the Al Mourjan lounge to that particular gate? Did you take the train?

[@GLAFly]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video. Think it was about 15 minutes, but I wasn't really paying attention (and keep in mind by this point I'd had a 15 1/2 hour flight from LA and an 8 hour layover, so time was fairly fluid at that point 😀. Didn't need to take the train, but would love to give it a go next time - and pay a visit to the garden lounge.