Fare classes
Qatar has these fare classes that is difficult to understand. Also their flight tickets are not very user friendly to read compared with Emirates.
Seating
The seating arrangement on Qatar is 3-3-3, while on Emirates it is 3-4-3.
Comfort
I felt that there was more legroom on the Qatar planes. The Boeing 787-8 is more smaller in size though.
The Airbus A350-900 has more legroom and is much more colder.
The Qatar planes that we flew on were new. The seats were a bit hard. The seat recliner part was better than on Emirates. The planes that we flew on Emirates were older.
Food
I ordered the Asian vegetarian meal on my flight to the Philippines, and the food was good. With Emirates you get more variety which includes nuts, biscuits, cheese and chocolates. I wasn't too impressed with Emirates food. But what I liked about Qatar was the food tray did not fit the whole tray table, so there was place to manoeuvre your food portions.
Entertainment
There is much more variety on Emirates.
Security
Security is stricter on arrival in Dohar, where there is a separate conveyor belt for bags to be screened. On our trip to the Philippines, and on our return journey, we were asked to open our carry on luggage, but because the combination lock could not open, we were given the go ahead to go.
Hamad International Airport vs Dubai International Airport
The interior of Hamad is darker, which is a bit disconcerting. But it had a lovely garden.
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| Gardens at Hamad |
Finding the transfer desk was very daunting, as we kept going around in circles. I feel Dubai is more easier to manoeuvre through and is more airier.
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