# Qatar Airways A330 Business Class Review Doha (DOH) to Colombo (CMB)

Riley Quinn · March 16, 2020

> I had been on the exact same type of Qatar Airways plane before and had been on several types of A330s to Colombo (including Sri Lankan's variant twice).

I had been on the exact same type of Qatar Airways plane [before](https://www.mightytravels.com/2017/01/ba-terraces-lounge-at-txl-review-and-qatar-business-class-review-berlin-txl-to-doha-doh-a330/) and had been on several types of [A330s to Colombo](https://www.mightytravels.com/2017/07/srilankan-airlines-economy-review-doha-doh-to-colombo-cmb-a330/) (including Sri Lankan's variant twice).

At 2 AM local time the departure would be from a terminal jet bridge - no bus gate - that's always a welcome (and rare) sight.

The Qatar Airways A330s now have the oldest Business Class in the airline after the 777s have been refurbished and the A340s are retired.

It is a lie-flat seat but the angled 2-2-2 configuration has decidedly less width as other seats. The hight of the space available is not a problem though (something that [Swiss Business Class has a problem with](https://www.mightytravels.com/2019/09/swiss-business-class-review-zurich-zrh-to-san-francisco-sfo-777-august-2019/)). I also felt the length was ok and was just about able to stretch out.

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Although tired from the earlier flight I was happy to stay up and try the dishes on offer. I chose two Sri Lankan dishes one planned for ‘late dinner' and ‘breakfast'. They seemed almost identical to me and were a bit bland. Certainly edible but I'd better avoid it if I wasn't hungry much.

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These shorter flights feature no mattress pads and no pajamas. However, since it was now 3 AM I had no trouble falling asleep at that late hour.

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I only woke up just outside Colombo airport.

**In sum - this was a rather routine flight and Qatar did not have the chance to shine as much. I'm glad the A330s are on their way into retirement. It was still a great flight but it did not have the opportunity to be exceptional.**

Canonical: https://www.mightytravels.com/2020/03/qatar-airways-a330-business-class-review-doha-doh-colombo-cmb/
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