Originally Posted by
ArnoldB
As for the numbers - LMAO, you actually believe that? Then I have a bridge to sell you. You actually believe that a country with a population of 2.7 million, no sizable diasporas whatsoever and essentially very little foreign tourism somehow had 12 million point-to-point passengers? They must be the most mobile population in the world and must be hiding all those millions of tourists somewhere from the public.
FWIW there are *massive* south Asian, Filipino, and African diasporas in Qatar…
But to the point, there are methods to QR’s madness re: no lounge access for upgrades: it not only allows them to keep a more premium lounge product as well as incentives people to join QRPC and gain status with them (as plats do enjoy Al Safwa access on upgraded tickets).