Long Layover Doha Dec ‘22 - no accommodation
 

Good day fellow flyers,

I’m flying from JNB-DOH-EDI on the 15th of December 2022, which was originally a 2 hour layover has now changed to a 10 hour one! Qatar Airways says due to COVID they no longer can provide transit accommodation for flights more than 8 hours and practically all accommodation is booked up! My main question is
a) will more accommodation open up, I.e on booking.com
b) if not, any suggestions of leaving the airport at around 21:00 and grabbing dinner in town somewhere? Any recommendations? And making our way back to the airport
thanks

Welcome to FlyerTalk.

What class of service are you flying? If it is business class, you can use the business lounge. They have sleeping rooms with sofas and comfortable chairs.

thanks! Economy but Have LoungeKey access, but see there lounges have hourly limits(not sure how strictly enforced these are)- was thinking of maybe leaving the airport to kill sometime

If you are able to enter he country take an uber to Souq Waqif, look round, choose a restaurant. I'm a fan of Layali al Qahira - Cairo Nights, serving well prepared Egyptian food at attractive prices. Lots more spots, some smarter, lots a lot more expensive. Keep your eye on the time and head back for coffee in the lounge :)

You could use the metro, but maybe time isn't on your side.

I've been hearing rumours that Doha Metro will be running 24/7 during the FWC period, let's see if it comes true.

A 15-minute ride from Hamad Airport to Msheireb is not a bad idea too!