Somewhere over the Atlantic, it occurred to me — because Qatar brands their shorter flights in a two cabin way (i.e. economy and first class, rather than economy and business class, as they technically are), we were going to get to use the Al Safwa First Class Lounge (I looked for a link or website dedicated to the lounge, but could not find one). Although Hubs didn’t believe me, after our arrival from Atlanta, when we went to the Al Marjan Business Class lounge, the hostess asked if we wouldn’t like to enjoy the first class lounge, so we walked back across the concourse and rode the escalator up to the (slightly) fancier area. Now, a quick side bar. I lived in Doha for two years and was frustrated by the experience, for a number of reasons I won’t go into. I flew out of the old Doha International airport with…
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]]>Photo heavy post ahead! When trying to decide how to capitalize on some of the great rates from Qatar Airlines, Hubs and I debated for a very quick few hours before deciding on booking the Atlanta route from Doha (via Dubai). We hadn’t planned on going home to the States this summer, but with rates at nearly half price (for 2 business class tickets), there was nothing else to do but hit ‘purchase.’ Of course, that was January, and here we are in June. While I could post about each segment, I think I’m going to capture the outward and inbound flights. So, all aboard for the third ever DOH-ATL flight! The day started early at 3:30AM for a wake up to be ready for our 4AM Careem pick up. Having just flown Emirates to the United States last week, I’ll have to say that the included limo pick up…
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