TRIPREPORT | Qatar Airways (ECONOMY) | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi - Doha Hamad | Airbus A380

[@kawangkwok5262]

Economy on the upper deck is always better, apart from extra storage from window seat, also 2-4-2 configuration is better the 3-4-3, 1 person less to pass by if a window passenger go in and out of their seat.

[@razasplanet6935]

You think so like me, As i choose First seat on long flight just i have to Use lavotory and and short haul flights i choose window seat😂

[@f5z-.4waakwsgd17]

Is the upper floor quieter than the lower one?

[@HaxorBallistic]

@@f5z-.4waakwsgd17 Yes, it is less quiet and a smoother flight if you choose upper deck!

[@KadeemMay]

Great minds think alike

[@fattony9227]

I flew Qatar A 380 Upper Deck once. It's smaller and quieter cabin with quicker access to meals and WC's. Highly recommended.

[@bobbylin5611]

Great report again! I’m glad to see Qatar Airways still serves appetiser, provides amenity kits and gives pre-arrival snacks! Qatar Airways is truely a “world class” airlines.

[@sainnt]

The next time I travel to Asia, I will have to route through Atlanta in order to experience this flight. The longest 747 flight in the world, on a Korean Air 747-8, which I've never tried before. This would be magical!

[@theplaneguy8]

I have actually gone on this exact flight and it was really fun!

[@Bruce-yv9tm]

flew A380 upper deck economy from DOH-LHR back in january and although I was stuck in a middle seat the entertainment and food were great. Coming off a great qsuite flight it was quite a shock though

[@shepardsmith3235]

Yes this must have been a rude awakening. Hard to believe you are on the same flight. N'est Pas?

[@well-blazeredman6187]

I liked the way you worked the menu into this footage. Food looked great. Qatar looks very solid in the air, even in the back, but customer service on the ground (or on the phone) is attracting much criticism and that's why, with Avios to burn, I'll be waiting another year before flying with them again.

[@Andrew-Wong]

I super love your kind comment!! I agree! ❤👍👍

[@mambo5014]

Yes good airline in the skies but on the ground its the worst l have ever experienced

[@shepardsmith3235]

You want some good food in economy, fly Air France. Others are hit or miss or worse. Best if you have the most limited expectations of cuisine in Coach and you wont be disappointed or just bring some decent food you get in the departure terminal in and eat it on your flight. This is the smart move if you really want something better than edible.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

@Shepard Smith I flew AF Economy just before the pandemic. The food was good and filling. But I flew BA long-haul a couple of days ago and BA ........ topped AF.

[@shepardsmith3235]

@@well-blazeredman6187 Thats good info

[@ericinzesky1077]

Great report as always, thanks a lot ! I never flew in an A380 yet but I'll try to do it this year ! 🙂

[@Zeus_9137]

I really love the Qatar airways food tray, looks so colorful and packed.

[@shepardsmith3235]

Their food is hit or miss but it will keep you fed. Period.

[@tonyconnolly3148]

i was on that exact flight and it was amazing but 1 thing to keep in mind is if you on the upper deck at the back of the plane your last off so make sure you have time for your connecting flight

[@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny]

Please 🦒

[@tonyconnolly3148]

?????@@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny

[@nandanm]

Oh man an A380 vid!......thanks alot felix :D

[@pollux6419]

I am always impressed with Qatar. Never have I had a bad exp on Qatar. Last year around Nov I flew economy from SIN to Doha on a350 and then business class on their a380 and boy was I spoilt between Doha and Paris!.

[@rezaalan3991]

Great flight on A380 economy upper deck. Your dinner have plenty of Purple colour with the maroon cabin lightings.

[@JohnLadda]

Lovely too see. Take this flight every month. Always pick 30 J at the emerg. door. Always great to sit upstairs. More quiet. Not so many passengers. :D Qatar service is Top.

[@sushi777300]

Just flew BKK-HKT with Thai Smile and see the QR380 when departing. What a funny coincidence that you uploaded this now 😊

[@YASTravelsEatsWell]

Yes, I guess the upper deck economy class is quite nice!

[@292Artemis]

I agree that the A380 is a beast. 🙂 I've flown it in 2012 and 2017, 5 times in total and the flights were really smooth and quiet.

[@ariantanjil9477]

Recently flew with Qatar from Dhaka-Doha and Upto Montréal ( first plane trip too ). However, I was really surprised that their economy class was super comfy as like business seats. Service was good as usual too👍

[@vkobi8208]

Suvarnabhumi airport is one of my faviourte airports

[@TawanMomo]

2:11 crazy to think how time flies, I still remember the first week of operation at the airport when i was six years old, and now the airport is closing in on their 17th birthday this september

[@lewislau7061]

You should have tried their mango juice. Delicious!

[@EthanClydeEvangelista]

As a child. Going to Doha to the Philippines I assure that I maybe gonna ride a A380 or A350 and I always get cold whenever I go inside of the plane.

[@Cta2006]

I wish Thai Airways would bring back their Airbus 380's

[@eleisalalana6397]

True i miss the old days

[@Gyle.3559]

Nice one, recently flew with them and it was solid

[@SkyHighGuys]

I’ve always wanted to travel on the upper deck of a plane ❤

[@brianmcdonald6519]

I flew on the upper deck of a 747. Not much different from lower deck, except fewer passengers!

[@razasplanet6935]

Us bro

[@melomelo46]

love the vids you make my feel like im with you in the plane as i haven't flown int in 5 y

[@Calebmayol2K12]

Qatar Airways also Illumination Characters in the plane.❤

[@sanmateoflights]

That upper-level seat is fantastic with the 2-4-2 and the storage.

[@lvsluggo007]

That boarding music is wonderful....

[@-mathijs]

The boarding music is so nostalgic 🥲

[@JerrysTechCorner]

Awesome video!

[@daveogorman9636]

Great video! One thing I'd love to know is if the leg room on the lower deck is the same as the upper deck? We are hoping to fly next year to Bangkok with Qatar. I love the hustle and bustle of planes though and think the upper deck might be too peaceful for our liking (2 adults and 2 children) so would probably prefer the lower deck.

[@RB-rp6ud]

Qatar is another airline that has amazing catering in economy class. Good job Qatar.

[@Thanosbreak]

Emirates catering is much better

[@rolanddano3071]

I was lucky enough to fly from Doha to London back in January on upper deck economy on a bulkhead seat at 25K. I believe one of the best seats in the entire plane.

[@EastofVictoriaPark]

I flew economy on a China Southern plane upper level and it was the best economy ever. Large side storage cubby and pretty small number of seats in that area.

[@zdefry]

Hmmm very yummy dinner... 😋!

[@DarrenTan-o4u]

Qatar 🇶🇦

[@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny]

Quite 🍷

[@airedition]

Really enjoyed it! I always find it hard to resist a Qatar Airways business class flight but wow, this video actually makes me want to finally try out their economy!

[@Allnipponairwaysforever]

Excellnt review on the A380 and Qatar!

[@carlosballesteros4670]

Exciting and glamorous

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

Flew KUL-LHR-KUL with MH Many times..mainly upper deck economy and a few times business.. Brilliant but sadly A350 only nowadays.

[@akshayshinde4886]

Keep it up... Love from Mumbai

[@robertjamesofwales]

I had that same long walk through the lower deck ! I believe that it was to avoid the disappointment of not having access to the Bar in front of the curtain ! Unfortunately and partly due to my Naivety I was lumbered with a inside seat in the middle aisle (which is 4) ! absolutely dreadful experience

[@HusseinDoha]

I took this exact trip last year, Bangkok-Doha on A380.

[@SKC0392]

I got the same seat as you when I flew to Sydney back in 2016!

[@xoom328]

Did economy passengers on the upper deck board before the rest of the economy passengers or were they one of the last to board?

[@lewislau7061]

Shorter queues for the toilets in the upper deck too.

[@ragingx131]

An amenity kit in economy! Wow!

[@AaronJiju64]

I can’t wait to finally fly on a a380 in august

[@SoggyBreadBowl]

Watching this the night before two whole days to go from New Hampshire, United States to Davao Philippines, a hour drive to Boston, 3 hour flight to Minneapolis, then a 3 hour layover, (yay) 13 HOUR flight across the globe to Seoul, South Korea, (It'll be my closest to Kim Jong-Un) another layover this time 2 hours ,then a six hour flight down to Minilla ( Capital of Philippines) then ANOTHER much longer 1 day layover then like a hour flight to Davao! Oh boy am I excited! Edit: I won't be able to respond to any replies (I doubt I'll get any) because I'm in the air and then I'm pretty sure the resort doesn't have wifi...

[@magnustan841]

That’s one hell of a journey… I assume you’re flying Delta and maybe tagging on to Korean Air?

[@Gingy_the_cookie]

I’m going to the Philippines this May from Toronto with Cathay Pacific and the layover in Hong Kong is gonna be long

[@SoggyBreadBowl]

I'm back and yes it was delta then Korean Air and then AirAsia

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Excellent trip report Felix!!!

[@HS-PGX]

When I saw the pastries, i knew that was Thai airways catering’s best. Finally they start to do Qatar’s pastries properly - they used to make fantastic pastries for their own flights and boring pastries for Qatar. Good that they equalised the standards!

[@BoKhalid2009]

Wow I never been to upper deck but I will go to one day

[@chuakoh1497]

I flew many times on QA in the 2007-2009 both on economy and business. Then there was only one direct flight from SG to Doha departing after midnight. Looking at the food now alone, QA has come a long way in improving their services. The economy food then was almost inedible and for business class, I was so tired of their breakfasts which was mainly bakeries and cereals, no eggs, no omelette and the menu for both classes didn’t vary.throughout those flights during that period. I was once served red wine than had gone rancid. What made it worse was the business lounge in Changi Airport was hardly service attended to with bare amount of remaining food leftover from the day. I never understood why then QA was still voted best airline.

[@shepardsmith3235]

The idea of having a 2 instead of a 3 across is great but lets say you have limited time to make a connecting flight do you really think you can make it with 500 people trying to deplane on your flight? Good luck. If anyone has been on a 380 in economy and tried to transfer with limited time, please chime in and let us know your experience. When I fly coach and am trying to do this, I always try to get in the first few rows of the forward economy section or better, be in premium economy.

[@shaakidwai6618]

QATAR IS ALWAYS THE BEST

[@RAF.spotter]

Wow what a great video

[@travelshad]

How does one book economy on the upper level? Does one have to have a higher tier booking?

[@venugopalgopinath7417]

Has 380 series aircrafts have automatic systems to switch off the entertainment Tv screens on landing The people who travel just walk of the aircrafts without disengage ing tbe T V screens

[@Cockerman912]

I actually flew with Qatar airways A380 business class from Doha Hamada to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. It was such a great experience

[@WadersIsBack]

Finally Back :D

[@SirPresidentRoYaL]

Love the A380 content

[@laprovisional2635]

That horrible and cheese music before take off is yours or was the cabin background?

[@smilesmite6682]

Cabin background

[@laprovisional2635]

@@smilesmite6682 Qatar Airways must hire a music advisor...

[@Denden16995]

@@laprovisional2635 yeah emirates music is much better!!

[@dragon32210]

Oooo never realized Qatar brought the 380 back out yessss!

[@sagarluchoomun]

Nice video👍👍

[@DimitrisSartzetakis]

The dashes you put in the description strike out the text and it isn't easy to read. Can you change it?

[@heids2810]

Love your reports!

[@leothompson2777]

Definitely a miss for me. Why make a long flight even longer with a stopover in Qatar!? The food looked incredibly basic as well. And that leg room is far from 'excellent' I'm afraid. Average to alright at best for the price.

[@davidbak7080]

The best airline

[@magnustan841]

As cool as the A380 is, I still think it’s overhyped. People had choice words for Qatar’s CEO when he made negative comments on the plane and the flying public (and aviation vloggers) worship the superjumbo like god. The A350 has and does everything the A380 wins so much praise for, but I don’t ever hear people going out of their way, or pay a premium, to fly an A350. Emirates has played a big role in how the flying public feel about the 380 imo. That said, I’ve set myself an avgeek goal to fly on as many remaining A380s as I can. Now Qatar’s A350s are coming back in force, the QR A380s days are numbered. I’m looking to fly this exact route next year, so very convenient video!

[@Cta2006]

The Airbus 380 is just a very comfertable aircraft to fly on, even in economy. Far more comfertable than most. The Boeing 747-8I is the hyped up one.

[@deenmujagic5462]

Wouldn’t say they’re numbered, they’ll still be flying until the 777x most likely

[@davidcartwright5591]

@@deenmujagic5462 . There’s no guarantee the 777X will ever enter service .

[@12345anton6789]

It’s in economy class that the A380 really shines, plenty of personal space and of course by having the quietest cabin by any aircraft.

[@magnustan841]

@@12345anton6789 Well, I’ll be back on an A380 for this first time in 8 years this December. Looking forward to see if all the praise is true. I’m not saying I don’t like the A380, I really do.

[@RashadKhanAviation2023]

Still haven't tried Qatar A380 Economy, but I hope to try it this summer if I ever get the chance to! Edit: I never got to try it at all 😔 but I can sense that ONE day, I’ll fly on QR’s Economy on the A380. I seriously want to try them internationally (10+ hours flight).

[@redsreport9843]

wow a lot of food trips on a 6 hour flight!

[@smilingpukpuk]

The hallmark of super airlines inflight service, is best judged by the quality of offerings in their basic economy section, starting with food and beverages, seating comfort, entertainment and amenity products, cleanliness right through to flight crew attentiveness, care and professionalism. To this extent, Singapore, Qatar, Emirates, Air New Zealand, Qantas and EVA Air are skies above the rest.

[@yohanmaduranga]

Great video 📸

[@razasplanet6935]

I always wanted to try upper deck economy in Emirates A380 can anyone of you tell me which seat to choose for that

[@oadka]

Its available only on a few flights.....

[@rickv5617]

Cape Town..my city!!

[@Ronaldogiri]

Qatar A380 ❤

[@SingaporeA350]

Well that's a pretty long flight

[@finnwoolhouse2767]

do you use air miles for your flights?

[@simply_aviation]

How we paid for each flight is always listed in the description of the video! :)

[@nafeekarim2780]

❤Qatar Airways

[@flyingdentist]

nice

[@wwvelyoutubification]

If this video was shot on the 27th of Jan 2023, which I think it is but could be wrong (I can’t clearly see the departure boards at the start of the video) than I would have been on that aircraft’s inbound flight from DOH! I was at seat 75C

[@KS-lx7ng]

I love how it has A330 configuration on the upper deck. Do other airlines have this

[@simply_aviation]

Yes, all airlines that have Economy Class on the Upper Deck have a 2-4-2 because the Upper Deck isn’t as wide as the Lower Deck.

[@jack6237]

The quality of your videos has gotten better 😀

[@benlam694]

You can also make a tripreport on the Bangkok Airways you travelled on.

[@BrettRaymondWilliams]

Have you ever seen any one use the coat hook you all ways show it but who uses it

[@hamoodtatari]

Feels strange to be this early... lol

[@samanthaho3252]

why did you not upload bangkok air

[@RO-pd2nn]

Good job. I noticed that you use the phrase “you may find” in the amenities kit. I would use “you will find” unless its a trick amenities kit!😂

[@allaboutaviation787]

Great Trip report 😃Amazing how quiet the A380 is on the upper deck 😄

[@woutergijs5246]

Great

[@Tgshgkgh]

Just took same flight out of BKK 😂 two rows down in upper deck

[@NameIsCanadian]

What is the ticket price (in USD) for this flight?

[@simply_aviation]

As always, that information is listed in the description of the video! :)

[@NameIsCanadian]

@@simply_aviation Thanks! :D

[@littlelazycat]

why qatar airways never use a380 to hong kong

[@bochvanjos]

✈✈✈

[@CRaZyAbOuTYuGi]

Qatar is great plane and excellent service but weird should be expected middle east food here than Malaysia food

[@amanifaraj8718]

Go Qatar 🇶🇦go!

[@Glacussia]

Wowowowowowow I'm from thailand

[@RobMuir]

Hello Felix. Interesting trip report. Surprised that Qatar would have Economy Class on the top deck of the A380 (21st Century version of a Galaxy-Class Starship) and that you would have to walk all the way through the aircraft to get to the upper deck stairs. Thought that would be reserved for either Business Class or First Class. The free amenity kit seemed to be a bit lacking as well. The dinner menu options were good. Hard landing at Doha. For a minute I thought that the aircraft's landing gear might collapse. Keep up the good work!

[@WeMuckAround]

A lot of airlines have an economy section on the upper deck of their A380s. BA and Lufthansa spring immediately come to mind

[@TXnine7nine]

So does Emirates on their 2 class A380s

[@Birol_57]

@@TXnine7nine do you know if it's also the case with Singapore Airlines a380?

[@deepalperera4592]

Although you appreciate the Qatar A380, the owner hates it and as you know CEO said buying the A380 was the biggest mistake made by QR

[@funtasticadventures6359]

I like the Economy seat on the other A380 more than this one

[@LeeHarvey1962]

Do business class on Qatar pls