Qatar serverer 2 forskellige hvidvine og 2 forskellige rødvine på economy. Endda i miniflasker. Mærkerne kan ses på deres hjemmeside (det er vigtigt at vælge den Chilenske rødvin og så den franske Chardonnay!). Men mht. øl står det meget, meget ilde til: man får kun Heineken, Heineken, og Heineken. Meget pauvert af en 5 star airline! Det samme i deres lounger: Heineken only! På business klasse kan man dog også få en japansk øl hvis man rejser til-fra Japan.
Jeg glæder mig til mit Privilege Guldkort, som jeg får til jul! Seneste rejse med Qatar for 4 uger siden har jeg anmeldt således i Skytrax og givet 9 points ud af 10 (Economy Class):
SGN-BKK-DOH-NBO and return. Outbound: Came to check-counter only 53 minutes prior to departure in Saigon (took the chance due to lack of alternative domestic connections to Saigon on a Saturday). I was received in an unbelievable friendly way and got all kind of respect and cooperation on seating and advice on this and that. For the first time I became recognized and titled - just because I am silver member in their Privilege Club. Got even lounge invitation card, though useless to say I had no time to use it. Onboard, very friendly, helpful staff, still titling me. They tried to accommodate my seating request, but had trouble as the seat wanted was blocked by Qatar in BKK. After BKK I got the seat I wanted, though the aircraft was 85-90% full. Food service is deteriorating a bit. On all 3 legs was only served a sandwich or breakfasts. Still no beer alternative to the usual mediocre beer of Dutch origin. Doha-NBO: breakfast again. And again: recognized as honorable customer and got special attention by FA, who kneeled down to ask if there was anything else they could do for me. Call button answered within seconds (except once). Was allowed to bypass security in Doha. Terrible long busdrives in Airport lower the feeling of quality and costs in reality an hour extra as compared to a small or “normal” airport. The New terminal will be finished by 12 December, an FA told me. Entertainment is not of my interest but works OK (tons of movies).