I'll pass on what I was told: F long-haul can get transport to the gate if said gate is beyond CXX (memory failure). Whether the transport is by palanquin or the regular buggies, or even an apron transfer directly from Safwa's escape hatch, I don't know.

I asked out of curiosity after being bus-boarded from the farthest C-gates, returned by bus after the aircraft went tech then faced an indeterminate Safwa-wait before the promise of a new marathon to the bus gate.

It meant that four recent connections through Doha gave me the joy of 11 scenic bus-rides round the airport. The buses can take odd routes: tantalisingly approaching the terminal only to veer away for a giddy jaunt back towards remote regions.

I'm hoping to break my run of remote stands and bus gates later this month.