The day of the big trip has finally arrived. My biggest adventure to date. Nearly five weeks exploring Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. But first the ordeal starts by getting their. Our flight to Bangkok involves an 8-hour lay over in Doha. Not really looking forward to that bit.
Our flight is with Qatar Airways. The world's five star airline so the advertising blub goes. But our will it compare with Etihad? It started off well. A courtesy call to remind me to bring my credit card. A nice touch, or was it more of a marketing ploy?
"Are you aware of the 8 hour connection time in Doha? Would you like to purchase tickets for the executive lounge...". OK, that was an easy sale.
The legroom was OK but not as roomy as the Etihad flight. When you're going to spend the best part of 13 hours cooped up in the cabin you need all the space you can get. 1-0 to Etihad.
The meal and drinks service was first class. The main meal was lamb. They weren't shy with the drinks either. You had to beg Etihad for a drink. 1-1.
The In-flight entertainment centre is very similar to Etihad's. However, it broke down an hour into the first film. It took them 20 minutes to fix the problem. We watched the "End Game" and "A Perfect Getaway". I wouldn't particularly recommend either.
End of the day, Etihad may be slighly better overall. But is it worth the extra £150 per person for it? I'll let you know after we have survived the 8 hour connection wait. The price for the cheap ticket!
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