Today’s review of Qatar’s B777 business class from Mahé is by regular reader reviewer Ben. You can read about the outbound portion of his flights with Qatar here and his stay at the new Mango House LXR hotel by Hilton here.
Seychelles Airport to Doha
Check-in and lounge
The airport at Mahé is what I would describe as a typical Island airport, small but effective. The terminal had a business class counter which I had to visit due to being unable to get a boarding pass. I had checked in online but I guessed that they needed some kind of document check since this was before the UK scrapped its testing for travel.
At the check-in counter they wanted to see:
- UK PLF
- Day 2 COVID Test Booking
- Vaccination Proof
Once they had seen everything, the boarding passes for both flights were issued. I only had cabin baggage but the size was checked and the cabin bags tagged to show they had been checked.
I popped into the lounge briefly which was OK. Qatar uses the Salon Vallee De Mai which is on the 1st Floor left-hand side, after immigration counters and security.
It was quite large with a fair selection of drinks including beers, wines and spirits.
Boarding
Boarding called after 5 minutes of being in the lounge. I was offered a pre-departure drink and went for the Laurent Perrier rosé champagne which is excellent. The drink was served with a prepackaged “refreshing towel”.
The washbag at the seat was one of the mini ones again as it’s a short flight.
Seat
It was the B777-200 again which is the only Qatar aircraft that has old seats in a 2-2-2 configuration. These seats are very comfortable being quite wide but they do suffer from a lack of storage space and privacy.
Food and drink
There was an issue with my food and drink orders not being taken. It wasn’t noticed by the crew until I asked during the drinks…