Tight connection at Doha
Jan 11, 2020, 8:33 am
#1
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Tight connection at Doha
I am looking to booking a flight JFK-JNB on Qatar with a 55 minute connection at Doha. It would be booked all on one ticket. Do you guys think the connection is to tight? My other option is a 11 hour layover in Doha which I would rather avoid. Would I need to clear security in Doha?
Jan 11, 2020, 8:40 am
#2
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It is tight (manly because of the risk of late arrival of the JFK-DOH flight). You will need to clear transit security which is generally quick. If it is all on one ticket then you will be safe if you miss the connection anyway - QR will just put you on the next flight to JNB so you may as well go ahead and book it.
Jan 11, 2020, 8:41 am
#3
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I am looking to booking a flight JFK-JNB on Qatar with a 55 minute connection at Doha. It would be booked all on one ticket. Do you guys think the connection is to tight? My other option is a 11 hour layover in Doha which I would rather avoid. Would I need to clear security in Doha?
2. 55 minutes isn't very tight, and if QR worries about you they will have staff at the gate to rush you to your next gate.
I'd say book it, if it works it works, if you miss the connection QR will deal with it.
-A
Jan 11, 2020, 11:01 am
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I'm seriously considering taking the chance and booking the short connection. I know I can book my seats after I book my flights. The question I have is. can I see the seat availability before I purchase my ticket?
I do have a fear of flying and I would like to sit next to my husband if possible. If it looks like it's limited seats left I might not booked it. Is there a website I can go to to see this or does anybody else have any suggestions how to see this?
Are seat selections only available 24 hotel before check in or can I pay extra to reserve ahead of time
I do have a fear of flying and I would like to sit next to my husband if possible. If it looks like it's limited seats left I might not booked it. Is there a website I can go to to see this or does anybody else have any suggestions how to see this?
Are seat selections only available 24 hotel before check in or can I pay extra to reserve ahead of time
Last edited by jiffer21225; Jan 11, 2020 at 11:08 am
Jan 11, 2020, 6:12 pm
#6
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I am looking to booking a flight JFK-JNB on Qatar with a 55 minute connection at Doha. It would be booked all on one ticket. Do you guys think the connection is to tight? My other option is a 11 hour layover in Doha which I would rather avoid. Would I need to clear security in Doha?
Jan 12, 2020, 12:59 am
#7
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45min is the MCT for QR to QR unless you are flying to the US.
Remember that Qatar base the majority of their business as a transit and hub operation, Doha airport was built to make transit reasonably simple, and if you end up being late in staff will likely be waiting for you to assist you.
From what has been said above it seems that there is a later connection within a couple of hours so if you miss the connection you can assume you will be put on that later later flight assuming it's not already full.
So if arriving on the next available connecting flight is not a risk you can't take I would book it.
Remember that Qatar base the majority of their business as a transit and hub operation, Doha airport was built to make transit reasonably simple, and if you end up being late in staff will likely be waiting for you to assist you.
From what has been said above it seems that there is a later connection within a couple of hours so if you miss the connection you can assume you will be put on that later later flight assuming it's not already full.
So if arriving on the next available connecting flight is not a risk you can't take I would book it.
Jan 12, 2020, 4:34 am
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If you don't mind, tell us the flight numbers, dates and your travel class and we can check the seat map for you.
The '____ seats left' usually indicates the number of seats left in the fare bucket. After they sell out the 'insert number here' of seats, they move on to a higher fare class.
The '____ seats left' usually indicates the number of seats left in the fare bucket. After they sell out the 'insert number here' of seats, they move on to a higher fare class.
Jan 12, 2020, 5:24 am
#9
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My plans were to fly from JFK to JNB on March 14th. I would spend 1 night at an airport at JNB . The morning of the 16th I will be flying on Airlink to Kruger park for 7 night stay at a lodge. We wanted to stay the 1 night in JNB because we didn't want to arrive exhausted for our 1st day of game drives after 24+ hours if travel time. We already have the lodge booked for the arrival of March 16th and that can't be changed because the lodge is full.
Thank you for looking at seat availability for me. Here are the flights I am considering
March 14th
Jfk-DOH-JNB
Flight 704 and flight 1377
March 27th
CPT-DOH-JFK
Flight 1370/703
Worse case I could book the later flight leaving JFK and arrive at 4:35am on Monday morning. The Airlink flight leaves at 10 am. That should be enough time to catch it. We would be pretty tired for our 1st day of game drives. What do you guys think? Should I just book that flight with longer layover and suck it up the 1st day of game drives? Those flight number are 702/1365.
Thank you for looking at seat availability for me. Here are the flights I am considering
March 14th
Jfk-DOH-JNB
Flight 704 and flight 1377
March 27th
CPT-DOH-JFK
Flight 1370/703
Worse case I could book the later flight leaving JFK and arrive at 4:35am on Monday morning. The Airlink flight leaves at 10 am. That should be enough time to catch it. We would be pretty tired for our 1st day of game drives. What do you guys think? Should I just book that flight with longer layover and suck it up the 1st day of game drives? Those flight number are 702/1365.
Last edited by jiffer21225; Jan 12, 2020 at 9:03 am
Jan 12, 2020, 11:13 am
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My plans were to fly from JFK to JNB on March 14th. I would spend 1 night at an airport at JNB . The morning of the 16th I will be flying on Airlink to Kruger park for 7 night stay at a lodge. We wanted to stay the 1 night in JNB because we didn't want to arrive exhausted for our 1st day of game drives after 24+ hours if travel time. We already have the lodge booked for the arrival of March 16th and that can't be changed because the lodge is full.
Thank you for looking at seat availability for me. Here are the flights I am considering
March 14th
Jfk-DOH-JNB
Flight 704 and flight 1377
March 27th
CPT-DOH-JFK
Flight 1370/703
Worse case I could book the later flight leaving JFK and arrive at 4:35am on Monday morning. The Airlink flight leaves at 10 am. That should be enough time to catch it. We would be pretty tired for our 1st day of game drives. What do you guys think? Should I just book that flight with longer layover and suck it up the 1st day of game drives? Those flight number are 702/1365.
Thank you for looking at seat availability for me. Here are the flights I am considering
March 14th
Jfk-DOH-JNB
Flight 704 and flight 1377
March 27th
CPT-DOH-JFK
Flight 1370/703
Worse case I could book the later flight leaving JFK and arrive at 4:35am on Monday morning. The Airlink flight leaves at 10 am. That should be enough time to catch it. We would be pretty tired for our 1st day of game drives. What do you guys think? Should I just book that flight with longer layover and suck it up the 1st day of game drives? Those flight number are 702/1365.
Jan 12, 2020, 3:18 pm
#12
Join Date: Nov 2018
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QR 704 (JFK-DOH/MAR14)
QR 1377 (DOH-JNB/MAR15)
QR 1370 (CPT-DOH/MAR27)
QR 703 (DOH-JFK/MAR28)
The seats map are accurate at the time of publishing, seats map will change when another passenger selects/changes a seat. They are not accurate for estimating the load of the flight since not all passengers have reserved/can reserve seats.
Jan 13, 2020, 2:13 am
#13
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We had exactly the same connection on Jan 2. Our incoming flight was a few minutes late and the connecting gate was quite a distance away. Going straight from gate to gate we were able to make the connection without any problems. Our luggage also made it! So, book that flight - more than likely there'll be several others with the same connection.
Aug 19, 2021, 5:13 pm
#14
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I have a connection of 50 minutes coming up in Doha. Arrival 0010 from LHR in J class transiting to Dubai at 0100 in F.
should the London flight be late will they ever take you direct from one flight to the next or is it a case of go via transfer security and hope for the best?
If we miss it, the next flight is 18 hours later and whilst we could enter Qatar would they book us in a hotel or would we have to stay in the first class lounge? The latter would be fine if we could get a bedroom for 6 hours but I suspect with the late overnight arrival that may be unlikely.
Thanks for any assistance.
should the London flight be late will they ever take you direct from one flight to the next or is it a case of go via transfer security and hope for the best?
If we miss it, the next flight is 18 hours later and whilst we could enter Qatar would they book us in a hotel or would we have to stay in the first class lounge? The latter would be fine if we could get a bedroom for 6 hours but I suspect with the late overnight arrival that may be unlikely.
Thanks for any assistance.