Transfer from T5 - T4





LHR-DOH Packed Full, according to the gate agent at the T4 transfer desk. There I got my boarding passes to HKG issued. T4 was rather charmless, so I settled down with a Boots meal deal and read a bit of the news.

LHR-DOH on an A330-300. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos - I was a bit self-conscious about taking photos in a full cabin. The flight was not an easy one for the crew, with one meal service and a snack service in 6 hours. Most passengers stayed up for the entire flight, and the call sign was buzzing throughout.





Transfer in Doha: the current Doha terminal has the feel of a Greyhound Terminal. I was expecting a long queue at security and then a mad dash to the gate. It was very fortunate that passengers from our flight was released directly into the concourse without further security screening. With about half an hour till boarding, I went to my favourite place in the terminal.



I got to the gate at 7:10 for the 8:10 departure, and it was already last call. After a 15-minute bus ride around the tarmac, I found myself inside an old A330-200.



The seats were so old that they even have ashtrays in the arm rests!



New Doha International Airport to the right.



The flight was 1/3 full, so I had a row to myself



Verdict: Qatar Airways is perfectly adequate. My only complaint would be that the crew lacked warmth and personality, which BA crew seems to be better at. Also, it wasn't very nice to be subjected to 5 minutes of commercials on one's PTV before landing.