Qatar Economy Class - Ultimate Long Haul Flight Review

The ultimate test of just how good an airline is is not how blingy their first and business class cabin is but how well they treat their economy class passengers.

And the ultimate test of economy is a long haul overnight flight.

So that's just what I did for this Qatar Economy Class - Ultimate Flight Review.

Join me as I board a Qatar Airways 777 in Adelaide Australia and fly all the way to Doha Qatar in economy class.

What's the Qatar economy class seat like? I'll show you.
What's the Qatar Economy Class catering like? I'll show.
What's the Qatar Economy Class service like? I'll show you.
What's the Qatar Economy Class inflight entertainment like? I'll show you.

Then once you've watched this one check out my Qatar business Class Reviews including:

Qatar Q Suite:
Qatar's second best business class seat:

[CurtisCT]

Thank you for a great and informative review! It's so rare nowadays to find any aviation vlogger willing to review economy class. Most vloggers, especially the big names, are in it for the comfort and therefore wouldn't be caught DEAD in economy, which is unfortunate since economy class is where the 99% of us have no choice but to travel. Week after week of business/first class reviews is pretty to look at, even inspiring, but ultimately not relevant for 99% of the viewing audience.

[deniseyoung]

It was nice to see the Economy class product, as that is where I always sit!

[davidcartwright]

I enjoyed your review Dennis . I liked your honest appraisal of the Economy class product, a rarity with reviewers these days, yet the cabin class most of us fly in, so the most valuable of reviews all round . As a fairly frequent long haul flyer between Australia and the UK I’ve got to the stage of my life where flying is no longer a pleasure but a mere necessity . I’m getting too long in the tooth to subject my body to the rigours of the rock hard seats of the Y class cabin and look forward to the day when I can feel cosseted in the premium class cabin, but in the meantime I suppose it’s the G&T and a sleeping pill to lessen the drag 😀. Thanks Dennis for the review .

[laurenelizabeth]

Going on a Qatar flight next week and this is literally the holy grail of videos I was hoping to find! Thank you - so informative and now I’m extra excited to fly

[ashishshrestha]

Great Work Dennis. Absolutely spot on...its not how an airlines treat their front end passengers but the ones in the rear that is important. I love how your partner missed the cue and you had to give her a little nudge. Couldn't blame her as she sent out a disclaimer regarding having a headache. Keep up the great work of bringing stories of your travel. I agree with you on these seats being more comfy than those old cushy seats.

[wintdkyo]

Even in an international economy, there is something about food that makes it so appetizing. Eating in the air is such a magical affair.

[ziaurrehman]

Dear trip report, I would appreciate if you guys did more of economy trip reports as that is the way of travel for more than 85% of us passengers...anyways thumbs up

[johncleaver]

I did notice the slight hesitation before turning right on boarding 😉

[dianecope]

Hi Dennis, thanks so much. We are doing Manchester to Phuket, stopover in Doha in 7 weeks time, can't wait! Great video, thanks so much xxx

[JonathanStanley]

Impressed you two roughed it in the back end... hard to go back on long-haul after getting used to the pointy end...

[Juzz]

10:26 I felt the pain of flying long haul in cattle class, espeically when they open the curtains to business class at TOD

[peterff]

Electrolyte tablets pre, during and post flights I find are great for the long haul headaches. Great video

[brianb]

Hi Dennis, really enjoy these reviews of an airline’s economy class. It really does give you a great way of gauging an airline how it treats the people in back in comparison to the people up front. And you got to travel with your wife which makes this even better. Cheers for another great flight review!

[UmairActorModel]

Love what you said about economy being the real test of the airline, Dennis the menace! Lovely video! ❤

[davenorth]

I love Qatar airways flights. Living in Dubai it is my airline of choice for my fairly frequent flights to Dallas and to Manila. Although Emirates offer non-stop routes they are far more expensive.

[flyingwithace]

Great video! I have yet to take a flight with Qatar, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.

[RobG]

Dennis flying cattle class, also Dennis, using his vast knowledge of aircraft to book the only two seats on their own, so he does not have to sit next to the hoi palloi. Impressive suff. Love it, Must remember that if I ever fly again. Great stuff, Dennis & Julie.

[garrickphilp]

I have flown on Qatar many, many times from Guangzhou to Doha connecting to Johannesburg and Cape Town. The return flight also required a 19 hour layover and the hotel accommodation was provided with no hassle and was most adequate. I have no complaints other than the following as the seats were as expected, the food was decent and the Heineken was very cold and plentiful. My first hassle was that if one was seated towards the front of Economy and did not board early there was limited overhead storage near one's seat. This was because passengers seated at the back simply unloaded their carry on baggage as soon as they boarded. The cabin crew never did anything to control this easily addressed problem. The other thing which annoyed me and was the reason I stopped using Qatar was that I amassed a considerable number of air miles. I was unable to ever redeem these, either for flights or upgrades, either online or by personal visits to the airline offices in Guangzhou. I asked at the office how they envisaged that I should use the air miles and was told to buy goods at the duty-free in Doha. Never again. I really do hope that somebody from the airline reads this but it will probably result in the same lack of response to emails I wrote.
There, that's off my chest. I really do enjoy your reports and it's great to have you back in action.

[chrisnye]

Hi Dennis, I had 2 terrible experiences last year with Qatar from Montreal to Doha and then 2 weeks later Doha to Montreal. Lousy service, dried up food and demanded to keep my window blind closed. However my flights to Thailand from Doha and back were amazing. The crew was very nice service was outstanding!

[tomfinlay]

I've been looking at flights Syd to Dublin, Ireland later on in the year. Looking at Emirates, Etihad and Qatar economy and your review swung it for me. After looking at heaps of reviews ( most are gronks reviewing) but yours was first class so keep up the good work Dennis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.