Qatar's Airbus A350-1000 is coming to Sydney, Canberra

Qatar Airways’ stretched Airbus A350-1000 is set to line up alongside the Oneworld member's Airbus A380 on daily flights between Doha and Sydney.

The A350-1000 will replace a Boeing 777-300ER on the Doha-Sydney-Canberra route as QR906 from November 1, 2019, with the QR907 return leg hosting the long Airbus jetliner from November 2.

Qatar's Sydney/Canberra-bound Boeing 777 already features the airline's highly-regarded Qsuites business class, which Executive Traveller rates as the world's best business class, along with a convenient flexible 'dine on demand' meal service.

However, the A350 is more spacious, more modern and much quieter than the Boeing 777 – a trio of travel-friendly traits which passengers will certainly appreciate on the 14-15 hour journey.

The Oneworld member's other daily flight between Sydney and Doha (QR909/QR908) will continue on the double-decker Airbus A380, which has eight first class suites and 48 of the previous-generation but still excellent business class seats.

Of course, the A380 also boasts a superb and spacious bar/lounge area at the rear of the upper deck business class cabin where passengers can while away the inflight hours.

The Airbus A350-1000 also comes equipped with Qatar Airways' Super WiFi inflight Internet system, which delivers a very useable 5+Mbps and includes the first online hour free, and then US$10 to US$20 for unlimited WiFi over the whole flight.

Also read: Your complete guide to Qatar Airways inflight WiFi

Qantas Frequent Flyers can use their Qantas Points to book onto Qatar Airways, at a rate of 159,000 points for business class from Sydney or Canberra all the way through to London, along with major European cities such as Paris and Frankfurt.

David Flynn

David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.