Emirates, Etihad and Qatar - the MEB3, all less than 30 years of history but making the largest and most famous airlines in the world. People in different forums discuss about how luxurious they are, and sometimes how unfair the competition becomes. It's the first time I try out this airline, I really want to see how much I can expect! Noted it's also the first time I fly long-haul business class and A380!
阿聯酋、阿提哈德和卡塔爾——中東三寶+油王，全部都只有不到30年的歷史，但每一間的名字都是響噹噹！最近新聞中經常出現歐美航空公司指責油王的不公平競爭，但無論如何，這三間的服務水平絕對是不容置疑的。小弟今次更加首次乘坐長途商務艙和A380，真是讓人期待！
Boarding pass, this time I'm flying from London Heathrow to Canton Baiyun via Doha
登機牌，倫敦希斯羅經多哈哈邁德前往廣州白雲
First I'm taking the Heathrow Express, 15 minutes journey from Paddington to Heathrow
Arrived at London Paddington Station on taxi
柏丁頓車站
Heathrow Express uses platform 6 and 7
希斯羅快線使用的是6和7號月台
Heathrow Express departs every 15 minutes and takes 15 minutes to travel between Paddington and Heathrow Central (Terminal 1, 2 and 3), the train terminates its journey at Heathrow terminal 5
希斯羅快線每15分鐘連接柏丁頓車站和希斯羅中央車站（即1、2和3航廈），列車會繼續前往5航廈
There are washrooms on the train
列車上有廁所
Heathrow Express's seats (for more of Heathrow Express photos and reviews, please wait for my British Airways LHR-YUL flight report coming soon)
列車座椅
Qatar Airways uses terminal 4, which requires a transfer at Heathrow Central when arriving by Heathrow Express. And this is what learned: don't use Heathrow Express if you're going to terminal 4, because you will have to transfer to the Heathrow Connect service at Heathrow Central. Heathrow Connect runs also between Paddington and Heathrow but calling at more stops and departing every 30 minutes, it costs only the half of Heathrow Express (Heathrow connect=12£, Heathrow Express=22£). Heathrow Connect is the only train that goes to Terminal 4 and Heathrow Express is the only train that goes to Terminal 5, all trains stopping at Terminal 1,2,3.
Oh I'm wrong, you also have the option of Underground Picaddilly Line, it takes around 1 hour between London central and Heathrow airport.
卡塔爾航空公司使用的是4航廈，也就是說乘坐希斯羅快線的旅客必須在希斯羅中央車站換乘希斯羅連接（Heathrow Connect）列車。希斯羅連接每三十分鐘由柏丁頓開出，經停多個車站後到達希斯羅中央站，并前往4航廈，而價錢也只是希斯羅快線的一半（快線=22£\連接=12£）。也就是說，若前往4航廈，旅客則完全沒有必要花大錢乘坐希斯羅快線！
當然，最便宜的選擇是地鐵皮凱得利線，由倫敦市中心前往希斯羅機場需時1小時。
Terrible design at Terminal 4 Station, lifts are the only way to the terminal as it results lots of uncivilized people just don't know how to queue (oh, maybe it's just me lived in Canada for too long? and maybe they're just used to their "deep-level tube"?)
第四航站樓的設計問題，旅客必須經由升降機前往航站樓。這當然就會有很多不知道如何排隊的人在不停尖隊！（好似倫敦好多地鐵站都系咁？）
Very standard type terminal
非常一般的航站樓
Qatar Airways check-in counters
卡塔爾航空公司的辦理登機櫃檯
After the security, here I am in front of the Qatar Airways lounge, located at gate 1. It shares the passway that also links to the prayer room, Air India lounge and Plaza Premium lounge.
禁區以後，就會來到唯一1號登機口旁的卡塔爾航空貴賓室。同一條走廊會通往祈禱室，印度航空貴賓室和Plaza Premium貴賓室。
The entrance of one of the Qatar Airways' signature lounge
卡塔爾航空在倫敦的貴賓室是其旗艦貴賓室之一
Main resting area. This is one of the best lounges I have been, very quite and the service is exceptional.
此貴賓室是小弟見過最好的貴賓室之一：非常安靜，舒適。服務也一流
Food and drink bar, can also order foods on the menu
酒吧，旅客也可點餐牌上的美食
A7-BEJ
Boeing 777-3DZER
GE-90 engines
First flight: 16-05-2016, Age: 2 months
Only 2 months, this is the newest aircraft of Qatar Airways!
僅落地2個月的新機，卡塔爾航空機隊最新的飛機！
My seat, Business class on Qatar B777-300ER
我的座位，B777-300ER上的商務位
Welcome aboard
歡迎登機
Massage function on the seat!
有按摩功能！
Meal served, it's really good. Don't ask me what is it, I totally forgot...
我完全不記得這是什麼東東不過好好食
Chocolate moose cake and sorbet
朱古力慕斯蛋糕同sorbet
Arrived at the newly constructed Hamad International airport. I only had 1 hour of time for transfer so didn't visit much
To see more photos and reviews of this airport and its lounge, please read my next flight report
To see more photos and reviews of this airport and its lounge, please read my next flight report
到達新開幕的哈邁德國際機場。小弟僅有一小時的轉機時間。
The gate, heading to Canton
前往廣州的登機口
A7-APE
Airbus A380-861
Engine Alliance GP7000 engines
First flight 22/01/2015, Age: 1 years
Vers le ciel...
天梯...
My seat!
我的座位！
Business class cabin, on the upper deck obviously
商務艙位於航機的上層
Spiral staircase at the rear
機尾的旋轉樓梯
It's not full neither in Business or First, but 100% filled in Economy class, according to one of the crew: Hundrends of them are from Nigeria
頭等同商務都沒有坐滿，反而經濟艙就爆滿。根據以為空少介紹，大多數都由尼日利亞來。
A7-BEJ I just got off
剛剛坐的A7-BEJ
How many crew members are there to serve the 517-seater A380? The answer is 25, there are 12 crew rests on the A380.
咁一架517人乘坐的A380有幾多空服員呢？答案是25位，並有12個Crew Rest。
The best IFE I have seen, the choices are giant!
我見過最好的機上娛樂系統！
Perhaps the quietest aircraft I have flown, you can barely hear anything after take off!
奕都是我見過最安靜的航機，起飛後就幾乎聽唔到任何聲音
Halibut
比目魚
Lounge on board, this mister here can do everything from cocktails to espresso
空中酒吧，這位先生無論雞尾酒定拿鐵乜都整得出
I really love the lights on this plane!
盞燈好靚！
Appetizer of the second meal
前菜
Entree
主菜
Total route flown
8小時的飛行
So fat...
是時候減肥啦大肥婆
Seriously, it's so giant!
點可以咁肥噶
Arrival at the shitty Canton airport... No conclusion for this flight report, please wait for the next one which also includes the review of Hamad International Airport Lounge!
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