Emirates or Qatar ?

[geisha]

Hi , both airlines fly from my home town Nice to Bangkok. I have used Emirates for many years, but last year being disappointed with them , I took Swiss Air which was absolutely fantastic.  I’ve looked at Qatar recently, seems very good ( business class) and the rates are a good bit cheaper than Emirates.  My main necessity is a good lie flat bed due to my back problems.  Can anyone here compare the 2 for me please, advantages / disadvantages.  The difference between Swiss and Emirates,  to take Swiss I have to do a Nice Zurich , then Zurich Bangkok direct , and a little cheaper than Emirates.  With Emirates it’s Nice to Dubai to Bangkok. 
The Swiss flight is shorter. Thanks. 

[SingAPorn]

Swiss seems a better and safer deal mainly in the present troubled times in the Middle East. I would personnaly avoid all those areas in the Middle East with the ongoing war of Israel and Co. And with Swiss you pay less compared to the other airlines and if you have back issues, you obviously do not want to spend to much time in any plane whatsoever. Have a "Nice" flight !!

 

Do also agree that the service and standards of Emirates are slowly dropping.

 

One tip, plan enough time for plane changes in ZRH as they do tend not to load the luggage during transfers if the time is to short (allow more then 1 hour during plane transfer).

Edited 2 hours ago by SingAPorn

[Hummin]

5 minutes ago, geisha said:

Hi , both airlines fly from my home town Nice to Bangkok. I have used Emirates for many years, but last year being disappointed with them , I took Swiss Air which was absolutely fantastic.  I’ve looked at Qatar recently, seems very good ( business class) and the rates are a good bit cheaper than Emirates.  My main necessity is a good lie flat bed due to my back problems.  Can anyone here compare the 2 for me please, advantages / disadvantages.  The difference between Swiss and Emirates,  to take Swiss I have to do a Nice Zurich , then Zurich Bangkok direct , and a little cheaper than Emirates.  With Emirates it’s Nice to Dubai to Bangkok. 
The Swiss flight is shorter. Thanks. 

Not much difference between Emirates or Qatar, and been flying them equally to and from Europe. 

 

Never done Swiss business class, but I prefer Swiss if price is lower. I like the transit during the afternoon, instead of in the middle of the night