A Luxe Airline Just Unveiled Dreamy New Seats (for Travelers Who Can Afford It)

 

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QSuites currently have sliding privacy doors, lie-flat beds, and bigger entertainment screens than those in economy class, among other draws. But the QSuite Next Gen will have features that are even more posh, including bigger suites, taller privacy doors, and extra storage space like draws and seat cubbies to keep in-flight items handy. Naturally, the suites are getting a high-tech revamp, too, with Qatar saying it plans to include wireless charging stations, swivel 4K TV screens, and additional USB-C high-speed charging ports.

But perhaps the most exciting features of the QSuite Next Gen is the flexibility it offers for couples or families traveling together. Families (or any group of four travelers) can book the reconfigured “Quad Suite” in the center of the new planes. It allows the privacy walls, tables, and TV screens to be rotated outward to make one large communal area, ideal for families that want to eat meals or watch a movie together at 30,000 feet.

The new Quad Seat will transform into one large space for four people, if wanted. Photo: Qatar Airways Group

Couples or other traveling duos can also merge their spaces in the QSuite Next Gen’s “Companion Suites.” They’ll offer the same benefits as the family suite, including the ability to combine the chairs into one larger lay-flat sleeping area.

QSuite guests will continue to have access to the same high-end amenities currently offered to any passengers within the class, including complimentary pajamas, high-end amenity kits, on-demand turn-down service, slippers, multi-course meals, and lounge access while in transit.

For now, if you’re content with flying the regular QSuites, expect to shell out. A single QSuite on a flight from Los Angeles to Doha this August (a 15.5-hour, non-stop route) will cost more than $10,000 one way. A standard economy seat on the same flight will cost $938 — plus an extra fee to select your seat, of course.