Qatar Airways takes an interesting approach to how it markets the forward cabin on many of its short haul flights, and it tends to confuse people. In this post, I’d like to discuss this in a bit more detail.
Qatar Airways does plan to introduce a new first class on some of its upcoming Boeing 777Xs, though who knows how that will play out, as we’ve seen multiple strategy shifts there, and the timeline for these aircraft deliveries is still very much up in the air.
You can expect that Qatar Airways markets the forward cabin as first class rather than business class on many flights within the Middle East, as well as select flights to Northern Africa. However, that’s not consistently the case. To give a couple of examples:
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.




