Qatar Airways II

[hawaiianhosty]

Norton are you a qatar airways flight attendant or your wife? the allowance for accomodation is for the f/a only, not their family too. Onoy Captains and F/o's get family allowance. The single accommodation is clean, fully furnished and safe. Well, mine was, our building had just been built. As for family things, well, it's hot, easily accessible but not many places for open air sunbathing ie, waters slides, banana boat rides etc. The hotels offer activities like sailing, palm tree island days out etc. Are you moving there? I lived there in 2002

[MCTMAN]

Hi Norton29,

Despite some of the negative comments you may hear about the place,Doha is a great place to bring up a family in.
Crime rates are relatively low and life is more family orientated.If you can,get hold of a magazine called Marhaba-it lists all sorts of activities and social clubs etc...There are lots of things to do here,but you have to know where to look!
With regards to dress,I guess you mean in public right?Best advice is to dress modestly,and you should not have any problems.Hope this is of some use to you and good luck with the move....

[Norton29]

Thanks

No i am not f/a, but pilot and am thinking about Qatar as they have contacted me. I wanted some perspective from f/a's to see how they fair etc. Is there public beach to swim at? Thx for your help

[hawaiianhosty]

when i went for my interview back in 2001 for f/a i was told that qatar is the safest country in the world. not sure how true that is but it felt it when i lived there. as for sunbathing, i can't recall any beaches but me and my friends would sunbathe, in bikinis at the hotels, the oasis, ramada etc. We could wear skirts and vest tops etc, nobody would throw stones at us for doing so but it's also common sense..if you're gonna wear hotpants and tight tops, then be prepared to be stared at continuously. that would really pee me off sometimes, just walking to the shop to get bread, in 100 degree heat im not gonna wear a jumper, the same cars would drive past, turn around and drive past real slow again..then in the shops i'd be followed round the freezer aisle..they'd never touch but i can't keep my mouth shut either so i'd alwyas have to soemthing to them...

[the letter]

Do they have many cabin crew from Australia, Europe and New Zealand as Emirates and Etihad Airways?

[loc22550]

the letter: the answer is clear: NO!
The nationalities you mentioned i mean for most of them will never be able to tolerate this kindergarden called Qatar airways. They aren't that desperated to join such a company.Live in qatar is probably also another factor.

[Midadi]

loc2550

You are right! It is mentioned in therw ebsite that they will recruit in UK and in Melbourne, but I think that only less than 50 people will appear as only 20 appeared during my open day with them in Prague:-))))

Emirates is the best and after that Etihad!!!!!

Qatar is too strict and Doha seems to be really boring!!!

[oriental_eng]

HI

Realy the life here it is wonderfull and mainly for qatar airways staff .. here you can do anything you want .. and there many activities you can do .. there is many people they thinking qatar just small country and there is nothing you can do here .. nooooooooo

[loc22550]

Qatar strict...???? Not the correct term for me,..well i wish people here could have a little bit more discipline and respect of rules other than the religion one, but still a long way to go!
They tried before recruiting in europe and australia i think..but they were not very successful i think....

[Kanoknuahaha]

Oriental Salad - Qatar is a continent big as a cow!

Yes,indeed...Life in Qatar/Qataria is soooooooo wondeeeeer-filled...with dust all over your face from this constrction site country,amazing night life inside the many clubs/bars...TWO to be exact!!...full of cultural movement inside the thousends museums,theaters, "happy" cinemas.... It's such o bore,my stomach can't take the storys i'd like to write...There's nothing going on there,nothing...all you can do is probably die in peace if you're the suicide type...somebody said that everybody should see the desert before they die...well...go for it...

P.s. Can't complain about the beaches though, found a few deserted ones up north...and when the shamal wind is blowing, it can be quite a thrill.

Regards

[Cliff]

Kanoknuahaha, you make me laugh!

[rich-005]

Etihad & Qatar, What are they really like?

Hi Guys

I'm currently working as a long haul FA in Australia. I love it here, but am thinking of giving either Eithad or Qatar a try. I've read quite a lot of negative feedback on here re working at these two places.

I guess what i'm really curious about is how much the take home pay each year is (salary) and whether or not you actually get long layovers in the destinations like Europe and USA? Or is it just 24 hours like most other airlines these days. Also, do you actually get to go to Europe or do those trips only go to the most senior crew members?

Any advice or help would be so appreciated!

Thanks Guys

Rich

[qatarcrew]

Rich,

The roster we get each month depends solely on luck. Some crew can get up to 16 days off and standbys a month, with maybe only 2 layovers and many turnaround flights. While some others get 2-3 EU flights each month with a mixture of Asian flights and zero turnarounds.

From what I know, crew and pilots from QR are resigning to join Etihad mainly because of a better pay. Needless to say, Abu Dhabi is more liberal as well. If you love pork and want to be with a company that does not intrude your personal life, Etihad would be a better choice.

If you don't mind doing without pork, staying at home nearly 24/7, and love wearing bright red lipstick and red uniform, scrunchie etc, I welcome you to our Qr family, where everybody is joining and resigning at the same time.

[rich-005]

Thanks for the feedback!!! It doesn't sound as fun as the website makes out hehe. Do you kno what the pay each year is? I suppose it depends on how many overnights. Are the passengers awful?

thanks!

rich

[Kauwahi]

Things have probably changed a lot since I worked there (2000 to 2003) but you cannot bid for flights and schedules are randomly compromised. I flew very little to Europe (not sure whether it had anything to do with me being from Europe) in comparison to Asia (I did a huge amount of flights to CMB, DAC, KTM and TRV) and at many times when I actually had a flight or two to Europe they were changed in the very last minute. It happened every now and then.

There are good and bad months of rostering. As Qatarcrew states, it various. One month you could do many turnarounds with very few, if any, layovers, while other months could offer mostly layovers and not a single turnaround. It's also very common with double sectors (DOH-JED-DOH-DXB-DOH, DOH-AUH-DOH-KWI-DOH pairings).

I would assume most layovers these days are 24 hours. Sometimes shorter. Sometimes longer.

As for the passengers, I doubt very much they differ that much than from those traveling with Emirates, Etihad Airways or Gulf Air.

[Kauwahi]

Also grooming is very important at QR! Do as I did, wear a huge amount of eyeshadow and you will please the grooming officers (also a couple of managers)!

The pay has also changed since my day! The website states around $1500 USD per month which would most likely be for the lowest rank including allowances (all paid into to your bank account).

[hawaiianhosty]

kauwahi, you must have bene there when i was there 2001-2002. The pay for f/a back then was okay i guess, paid in riyals into your qatari bank account..don't forget that you'll have no outgoings out there, ie, no rent, taxes, bills etc so it's great in that respect and the more layovers you do, the more you get paid..i did 9 days in bangkok with an internal turnaround to manila, 5 days munich, 7 days paris, 2 day maldives and those dreaded 4 sector days..

[rich-005]

Thanks for all your info and tips guys! Very much appreicated. I was under the impression that when you flew to Europe or USA or Asia you would get two or three nights layover there as Qatar only has a few flights a week to certain destinations. I guess I am totally wrong about that. What is it like living in Doha? Very strict and hard for a westerner?

Thanks again guys!

Rich

[Kauwahi]

Hawaiianhosty, we must have flown together! There weren't that many cabin crew in those years! We also did a similar shuttle to CGK via KUL. Also a great trip! And some of the layovers in those days were fantastic!

Rich, it really much depends on the frequencies. If it's a daily service I would expect it to be 24 hours. If it's less than daily, for instance four times weekly, something around 48 hours.

Doha was a little bit dull and the locals could be very rude (ignoring them was how to deal with it). Adjusting also took some time but I made fantastic friends which made it a little bit easier. I lived there years ago and I am convinced the city has grown a lot since with a lot more to do! Although they apparently have implented many regulations on their cabin crew and not sure how much, or if, that would affect your personal life.

[loc22550]

Rich...

When Ansett collapsed i think Q.A. recruited 60+ cabin crew from Australia..., 1 year later all of them have already resigned( maybe one or two are still here...)...
-Recently they did a recruitment day in germany....Result:... nobody shows up!
-They went for Ek or EY..not surprising really...
-A few days ago or week ,in just ONE DAY 50+ cabin crews resigned.
-Some of the new joiners are just staying for a few weeks, when they discover the circus here,they just leave.
- The safety knownledge of the new joiner is just ...

It seems that the Chief is getting slowly but surely worried about the situation in Qatar airways..
Cheers.