NEW AMENITY KITS ON QATAR AIRWAYS

POST BPP DATE March 23, 2017 15:33

Have just flown QR’s A380, LHR-DOH in J and DOH-BKK in F.

Great seat, great service but the much advertised ‘new’ amenity kits by Monte Vibiano are presented in very fancy boxes but the contents are of little value and even less use. Also the contents vary little between first and business or male/female.

Unlike the great Armani kits previously offered (and still given on B777 flights) there is no perfume or after-shave, no pen or note pad or tissues, just some anti-ageing cream (men take note!) together with some cheap flight socks and the obligatory eye shades and ear plugs.

esselle March 24, 2017 11:55

I’ve never taken a great deal of notice of the content of amenity kits, although I was a big fan of the D.R. Harris products BA used to offer in their first class bags about 20 years ago.

What did, though, strike me as odd about the “Armani” bags QR used to offer was the huge tube of something which didn’t appear to have any real purpose. Can’t remember for sure, but I think it was after shave balm.

To me, SQ have the better system, whereby they give you socks/eye pads/etc, and then put an ample stock of anything else you are likely to need in the toilet.

MrDarwin March 27, 2017 16:07

I never had a use for the Armani after shave balm, but my dad absolutely loves them. I’m visiting him now and he was thrilled to receive no less than nine tubes of the stuff (informing me with a smile that he still had two left from previous visits).

I don’t mind the new amenity kit. It has lip balm which is a winner for me, and I bring my own Kiehl’s mini moisturiser so I’m all good on that front. Almost all my travel is long haul so I figure I’ll always look like a painting in the National Portrait Gallery by the time I arrive anyway.