Qatar Airways Privilege Club - 40 minutes transfer time?

I know this is touched on in an earlier thread but I wondered whether I can get some advice. I am looking at flying London to Colombo on holiday with my family, and I notice that the website is offering me a 40 minute transfer time between flights. This seems rather 'tight', given that we will have lots of luggage, and of course there are no air bridges at Doha.

Is this sensible? What are our chances of making it, and our luggage? My alternative is to book an earlier flight out of Heathrow which gives a far longer turnaround but that will mean an insanely early start from our house.

What will happen if we miss the connection? Will we just get dumped on the next available flight (potentially a long way off) and told to wait in the terminal, or put up in a hotel?

We will be in Business Class

Anyone any experience of what happens when you miss a flight? What would you do?

MTIA

I know this is touched on in an earlier thread but I wondered whether I can get some advice. I am looking at flying London to Colombo on holiday with my family, and I notice that the website is offering me a 40 minute transfer time between flights. This seems rather 'tight', given that we will have lots of luggage, and of course there are no air bridges at Doha.

Is this sensible? What are our chances of making it, and our luggage? My alternative is to book an earlier flight out of Heathrow which gives a far longer turnaround but that will mean an insanely early start from our house.

What will happen if we miss the connection? Will we just get dumped on the next available flight (potentially a long way off) and told to wait in the terminal, or put up in a hotel?

We will be in Business Class

Anyone any experience of what happens when you miss a flight? What would you do?

MTIA

Hi. if you are flying in Business, you dont need to worry about your connecting flight. you will make it on time. if you miss your connecting flight due to late arrival of your flight from LHR, they will either put you on other flight or in hotel. My recommendation is; if you are traveling in QR business for first time, its good to spend time in the premium terminal in Doha. how long will your transit time be if you take an eralier flight from LHR?

Back in May 2009, I was flying QR economy from London LHR to Osaka kansai. I missed my connecting flight to Osaka due to 17 minute delayed arrival of my flight from London. I was put in hotel and put on the next day flight. So in any case, no need to worry.

Enjoy it

I remember booking on flights that had a 20 min connection in DOH. If the website allows it, then it is a legal connection.

First+business class passengers will disembark first. You should be fine with a 40 min. connection time in Doha. Just went through there with a 50 min. connection (economy) and had enough time to browse the duty free.

Thanks all. Have booked it today with the 40 minute transfer (and 5 hours on the way back)

Lets see what happens...