Lounge entitlement at Doha
Oct 27, 2016, 6:33 am
#1
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Lounge entitlement at Doha
Hi,
As mentioned in a previous post I'll be in Thailand over Christmas and New Year. As a BAEC Gold member which I believe translates into OneWorld Emerald status, + flying in Business; I've read (not on QR website though) that I should be able to access the Qatar 1st Class lounge at Doha. Is this correct?
TIA
ML
As mentioned in a previous post I'll be in Thailand over Christmas and New Year. As a BAEC Gold member which I believe translates into OneWorld Emerald status, + flying in Business; I've read (not on QR website though) that I should be able to access the Qatar 1st Class lounge at Doha. Is this correct?
TIA
ML
Oct 27, 2016, 6:57 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Doha
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Posts: 169
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...dashboard.html
The forum's dashboard contains a lot of useful information, you can find everything there is to know about lounge access at HIA in this thread.
The forum's dashboard contains a lot of useful information, you can find everything there is to know about lounge access at HIA in this thread.
Oct 27, 2016, 6:57 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Mountlodge the Al Safwa lounge is for QR and OW First class passengers only. OW status does not apply. this can be seen on https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access.
To gain access to Al Safwa you must be departing DOH in F or arriving in longhaul F.
To gain access to Al Mourjan you must be departing DOH in J or arriving in longhaul J.
The first class lounge is available for PC platinum and OWEs. The Business class lounge is available for PC silver and Gold and OWSs.
Do not confuse the Al Safwa Premium First lounge with the much poorer, seldom praised, OWE First class lounge.
To gain access to Al Safwa you must be departing DOH in F or arriving in longhaul F.
To gain access to Al Mourjan you must be departing DOH in J or arriving in longhaul J.
The first class lounge is available for PC platinum and OWEs. The Business class lounge is available for PC silver and Gold and OWSs.
Do not confuse the Al Safwa Premium First lounge with the much poorer, seldom praised, OWE First class lounge.
Oct 29, 2016, 12:15 pm
#4
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Plus one of the giant video advertising boards is directly above this lounge, so every few seconds you are blinded by a new coloured of light pouring into the lounge from above
Oct 30, 2016, 5:36 am
#5
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Lounge entitlement at Doha
Thank-you to everyone whom so kindly took time to reply to my query regarding lounge access at Doha.
The Business Class lounge at Doha I was hugely impressed with when I was there last year (Better than the 1st class BA lounge at T5). Ironically I've only ever twice flown J or F with BA twice preferring AA (Westbound), and Qatar (Eastbound) but fly BA between Edinburgh and London frequently so get good use out of my Gold status despite accruing the majority of my TP's and AVIOS on other OW carriers. I've thought on occasions about seeking status with either QR or AA but don't know if I would get the same lounge access when flying Economy on BA?
Kind regards,
ML
The Business Class lounge at Doha I was hugely impressed with when I was there last year (Better than the 1st class BA lounge at T5). Ironically I've only ever twice flown J or F with BA twice preferring AA (Westbound), and Qatar (Eastbound) but fly BA between Edinburgh and London frequently so get good use out of my Gold status despite accruing the majority of my TP's and AVIOS on other OW carriers. I've thought on occasions about seeking status with either QR or AA but don't know if I would get the same lounge access when flying Economy on BA?
Kind regards,
ML
Oct 30, 2016, 7:56 am
#6
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Mountlodge
Im QR Plat and although i do take regular QR flights, BA domestics have been a good boost for my QPoints (i.e. BA TP equivalent) balance. Id say speaking to my BAEC friends that I seem to earn TPs faster (i.e. status) by crediting my BA flights to QR. But far far less miles (or Avios equivalent) So if status is what you want, perhaps consider crediting BA to QR. But if its miles/avios, then if you're a mainly BA flier i'd stick with BAEC.
Im QR Plat and although i do take regular QR flights, BA domestics have been a good boost for my QPoints (i.e. BA TP equivalent) balance. Id say speaking to my BAEC friends that I seem to earn TPs faster (i.e. status) by crediting my BA flights to QR. But far far less miles (or Avios equivalent) So if status is what you want, perhaps consider crediting BA to QR. But if its miles/avios, then if you're a mainly BA flier i'd stick with BAEC.
Oct 30, 2016, 8:42 am
#7
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Two related questions hence not starting a new thread:
Does a QR ticket in J on DOH-IST route grants entry to the Al Mourjan lounge?
How early can one enter the lounge if arriving on the afternoon and leaving on the next morning?
Cheers.
Does a QR ticket in J on DOH-IST route grants entry to the Al Mourjan lounge?
How early can one enter the lounge if arriving on the afternoon and leaving on the next morning?
Cheers.
Oct 30, 2016, 9:24 am
#8
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Innocent Abroad welcome to the QR forum.
If you are deprting DOH in J on QR then you will have access to Al Mourjan. This is as described in the Wiki on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...unges-hia.html.
If you have a J boarding pass you may enter Al Mourjan whenever you wish before departure.
If you are deprting DOH in J on QR then you will have access to Al Mourjan. This is as described in the Wiki on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...unges-hia.html.
If you have a J boarding pass you may enter Al Mourjan whenever you wish before departure.
Oct 30, 2016, 9:36 am
#9
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Innocent Abroad welcome to the QR forum.
If you are deprting DOH in J on QR then you will have access to Al Mourjan. This is as described in the Wiki on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...unges-hia.html.
If you have a J boarding pass you may enter Al Mourjan whenever you wish before departure.
If you are deprting DOH in J on QR then you will have access to Al Mourjan. This is as described in the Wiki on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...unges-hia.html.
If you have a J boarding pass you may enter Al Mourjan whenever you wish before departure.
I did browse the wiki but somewhere it said something about J on long haul flight so I was not sure about the IST flight. question
Oct 30, 2016, 10:07 am
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Innocent Abroad if you arrive in J from a longhaul flight (more than 5 hours) and aare transferring to another OW flight then you may also use Al Mourjan no matter the class of the onward flight. Since IST has a flighttime of under four hours that rule does not apply to you.
Nov 6, 2016, 11:55 am
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I was in the Al Safwa yesterday for the first time... all I can say is wow.. 
Even after the luxury of The Wing and The Pier in HKG, I've never been in a lounge which was quite so big and grand! I felt quite lucky as I arrived ex-LHR in J and was only on a short F onward segment to RUH.
Sadly on the return, I'll be arriving in shorthaul F and departing in longhaul J which means I think that I can get into the OneWorld First lounge or the Al Mourjan.. I doubt I will be as lucky as dubh
Even after the luxury of The Wing and The Pier in HKG, I've never been in a lounge which was quite so big and grand! I felt quite lucky as I arrived ex-LHR in J and was only on a short F onward segment to RUH. Sadly on the return, I'll be arriving in shorthaul F and departing in longhaul J which means I think that I can get into the OneWorld First lounge or the Al Mourjan.. I doubt I will be as lucky as dubh
Nov 6, 2016, 12:22 pm
#14
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ThatT1Feeling welcome to the QR forum.
If you look at the Wiki on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...l#post27440458 you will see that you will have access to Al Mourjan on your return. There is a significant difference in quality between Al Mourjan and First class lounge.
If you look at the Wiki on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...l#post27440458 you will see that you will have access to Al Mourjan on your return. There is a significant difference in quality between Al Mourjan and First class lounge.