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Aug 18, 2023 | 2:32 pm

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Blumie

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Originally Posted by SilverChris

Such blanket statements like these are unhelpful and downright misleading. QR's hub model optimises the connection banks to provide shorter overall journey times. This doesn't give you that much flexibility to cherry pick your connection times. For most itineraries, it'll be around 1-2hrs, with the next one being 8-10hrs, with relatively few in-betweens. A hub like DOH was purpose-built to facilitate connections, which makes a sub-1hr connection is perfectly doable.

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Originally Posted by plunet

Agree, Doha was constructed from the ground up to be a transit hub. Assuming things stay on schedule, 1hr is ample time for a transit. Anything more than that is time to enjoy the facilities.

Exactly. On my QR flights, I typically have a choice of a 1-hour connection or an 8-12 hour connection. Building in 2-4 hours is rarely an option.

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