J Passengers can pay for Al Sawfa Access - Now 600 QAR
Mar 16, 2019, 12:12 am
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Mar 16, 2019, 12:17 am
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To clarify, that type of mixed cabin itinerary is eligible for entry to Al Mourjan after the incoming flight in J even though the outgoing flight is in Y, which is why I feel like there might be a small chance for AS. Any experiences from anyone trying this yet?
Mar 16, 2019, 12:28 am
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I know. And I still expect it nor to be the case. But maybe you'll have to be the test case to update us all on the possibility....
Mar 16, 2019, 12:44 am
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)! If not, I’ll report back in ~11 months with the data point haha. I am flying a full J itinerary through DOH this July on a separate trip, though, so I look forward to greater certainty for paid AS access then. I’m just hoping I may be able to do so again next Feb on the mixed cabin itinerary!
Mar 16, 2019, 12:55 am
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Hopefully someone will be able to test this out sooner than me as my mixed cabin itinerary isn’t until next Feb (on the way to MLE, actually - I just realized it was you I just responded to on the STR thread too
)! If not, I’ll report back in ~11 months with the data point haha.I am flying a full J itinerary through DOH this July on a separate trip, though, so I look forward to greater certainty for paid AS access then. I’m just hoping I may be able to do so again next Feb on the mixed cabin itinerary!
Mar 16, 2019, 9:42 am
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Mar 23, 2019, 3:22 pm
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Mar 23, 2019, 5:12 pm
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I guess it may depend on the day and the staff, I was reminded around 7 hours that might 6 hours were up.
Mar 30, 2019, 6:08 pm
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The title says full fare but it seems like it's available to everyone even on discounted fares. Is it available on an R or I fare?
I absolutely hated my last Al Mourjan visit, while Al Safwa was decent. I'll be in DOH against soon for a 4h layover and would much prefer to pay $60 to do the Al Safwa again.
I absolutely hated my last Al Mourjan visit, while Al Safwa was decent. I'll be in DOH against soon for a 4h layover and would much prefer to pay $60 to do the Al Safwa again.
Mar 30, 2019, 6:17 pm
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I think you can give up on the idea of using a room. When I visited on an F fare overnight a couple years ago, not a single room was available. After a similar bad experience in J, I am never relying on sleeping arranged by QR. If I need to sleep, I'll get a hotel, or sleep on the plane.
Mar 30, 2019, 8:22 pm
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I think you can give up on the idea of using a room. When I visited on an F fare overnight a couple years ago, not a single room was available. After a similar bad experience in J, I am never relying on sleeping arranged by QR. If I need to sleep, I'll get a hotel, or sleep on the plane.
Mar 30, 2019, 9:38 pm
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Worked fine
We went to AM and asked to pay for access, he said to just go there. I said are you sure we can just go, do you need to call anyone? He said oh, do you want me to see if they have a room? I said sure, ok. So he called and told them we were coming and held a room for us.
we got over there and they accepted payment, like they do it every day and walked us to the rooms. We showered and went to get some drinks and food and we were the only people there. Took a nap then went back for coffee before Leaving and it was more people, probably about 15 in the restaurant. The bartender said their busy time is 6am, but late night it’s normal to the the only ones.
we were given 6 hours for the room but not for the club. Loved it and so happy we went.
we got over there and they accepted payment, like they do it every day and walked us to the rooms. We showered and went to get some drinks and food and we were the only people there. Took a nap then went back for coffee before Leaving and it was more people, probably about 15 in the restaurant. The bartender said their busy time is 6am, but late night it’s normal to the the only ones.
we were given 6 hours for the room but not for the club. Loved it and so happy we went.