Qatar Airways Cramped Boeing 787 in Economy

In case anybody is thinking of flying with Qatar Airways, beware of their Boeing 787 in Economy. The seats are awfully cramped.

I did several flight reviews.

Qatar Airways QR2 London to Doha

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Qatar Airways Singapore to Doha

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On a much more positive note, everything else about the flight was good. On our other legs, we flew on the new Airbus A350 as well as the older Airbus A340. Both were very good.

Coach class is almost the same on all airlines, world wide. There is very little difference in seats and space.

Food and entertainment can vary, tho.

Coach class is almost the same on all airlines, world wide. There is very little difference in seats and space.

 

Food and entertainment can vary, tho.

There is some difference in seat width and pitch, for international long-haul in economy (or coach as Americans call it)

This is a good resource - http://www.seatguru.com/charts/longhaul_economy.php

The Economy class seats on Singapore Airlines A380 is a whopping 19inch width. It does make a difference, compared to a 17 inch width seat.

Flew on one of BA's 787 in economy class - never again.

Service and everything else about BA was fine, but those seats are criminal :mad:

Qatar, Qatar, how cramped you are

Your 787, so beautiful from afar

Your airplane food was delicious to eat

But my shoulders fall out of your Economy seat

Qatar, Qatar, how cramped you are

Your 787, so lovely from afar

Your stewardesses, attentive and kind,

But the lack of leg space blows my mind.

Qatar, Qatar, how cramped you are

Your 787, so awesome from afar

Your website says a wide and spacious seat

But my back hurts, did I mention my feet?

Qatar, Qatar, how cramped you are

Your 787, So beautiful from afar

Flying your A350 was aviation heaven

But never again your Seven-Eighty-Seven!

See my video review of Qatar Boeing 787 Dreamliner on their cramped seating

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We get it from your numerous videos, poems, and comments...you felt cramped :) Cabin width is the same for a specific model of aircraft, regardless of airline. The aisles need to be a minimum width, and what's left determines how wide the individual seats are.

Qatar (and any other airline) with 9 across seating (3-3-3) on a 787 have a seat width of 17.3", give or take a fraction of an inch. The seats are an inch wider in 8 across configurations (2-4-2) which JAL, ANA, and several others use.

That said, sometimes individual seats can vary up to an inch from standard, for example where the cabin begins to taper in the back.

Seatguru is a good resource to avoid a recurrence.

The BA 787 was rubbish.

Will never fly this plane again unless in Business or First.

Even Ryanair does better! :D