Originally Posted by
Gobber
Why not take your bag go through immigration and store the bag in the airport in the departure hall bag storage facility, if that is existing, like everywhere in the world, at Hamad airport? why risk storing it against the rules in the lounge?
There aren't bag storage facilities "everywhere in the world." Since 9/11, the number of airports offering "bag storage facilities," also known as left luggage, has dropped precipitously. Perhaps you've also observed that the once ubiquitous coin operated lockers are pretty much a thing of the past, also due to security concerns. Coin operated lockers at HIA are there, but sealed shut. Heathrow still has a left luggage facility in each terminal, but bags are scanned before being accepted. IIRC the left luggage facility at HKG is also still operational.