Very short layover at Doha Airport (page 2 of 2)

Transavia cancels its flight plans when the occupancy rate isn't good...

They're not the only low-cost airline to do this, but personally, it puts me off.

I avoid this airline as much as possible now.

Don't want to end up stranded 16 days before departure like I did for Iceland.

Hi Agnes,

Since I quite enjoy the journey more than the destination, I recently flew Warsaw–Istanbul–Tbilisi in business class on Turkish Airlines. Four business-class flights, four lounge accesses, for a total of around 540 €. I didn’t feel ripped off—if I can put it that way 😊

You’ve always got to check business-class fares. Sometimes they’re even cheaper than economy, under certain circumstances.

Michel

Hi Agnès,

Since I really enjoy the journey more than the destination, I recently flew Warsaw–Istanbul–Tbilisi in business class on Turkish Airlines. Four business-class flights, four lounge accesses, for a total of around 540 €. I didn’t feel ripped off—if you can say that ☺️

You’ve always got to check business-class fares. Sometimes they’re even cheaper than economy, under certain circumstances.

Michel

No matter how much I do like you and always check biz-class fares (but only on long-haul), I never find a decent price. Except for error fares, but you’ve got to be a gambler for those…

Hi there,

I completely forgot the transit procedure at Doha Airport and I’m a bit worried because I only have 1h30 to change planes, since my first flight was rescheduled. My flights: Barcelona/Doha: arrival at 6:15 AM Doha/Bangkok: departure at 7:50 AM

We only have carry-on luggage. Will they be checked again? Do we have to go through security again? Are the connections smooth and well signposted? Finally, is it common to ask a flight attendant for help in this situation?

Thanks! 🙂

Hey,

1h30 is plenty of time in Doha. You’ll even have time to do some shopping or grab a Burger King. 😛

The big difference in terms of comfort is the Premium... (then Business, but that's a whole different price range...)

I recently tried Premium on Corsair with a bidding system (and a few years ago on Cathay): yes, it's a whole different experience without the price difference being outrageous (especially when bidding!). And above all, small cabins with just a few seats, very quiet. (Really great value compared to what Economy must be like on Corsair ).

Try the noise-canceling headphones. They're honestly great for getting in your own bubble or enjoying a movie even more.

I totally agree—it lets you completely zone out. I commute to Marseille every week, and it’s changed how I approach these regular trips. Noise-canceling headphones, a wide sleep mask, a window seat, and I finish my night 😛 And on long-haul flights, it’s bliss too—unbearable to watch movies for hours with mediocre earbuds. And for Kate, you won’t hear any background noise with these headphones—the trip is so much smoother 😉

Hi there,

Our first experience traveling with QATAR Airways was last month (Oct. 2025) on the Nice / Doha / Nairobi route, round trip in economy class. The layover time in Doha was about 2 hours each way. We had to go through security checks on arrival, but it was quick. We had to walk quite a bit, but it actually felt good. Electric cars with drivers are available (for those who have difficulty moving around). I’d been warned that Doha Airport is huge, so on the way out, we didn’t linger to admire its gallery—and we were wrong, because we ended up spending a lot of time waiting for the next flight’s boarding gate to open... We corrected that on the way back. All flights were on time, but in the end, there was an incident unrelated to Qatar. We were arriving in Nice during the storm on October 23. The crew made two landing attempts with go-arounds and eventually diverted to Rome. There, we waited 3 or 4 hours without disembarking. Then we successfully returned to Nice.

We were fully satisfied with the airline’s service throughout the journey. Two of the four flights were on Airbus A-350s, one on a Boeing B-787, and another on a Boeing B-777.

We used to travel to Kenya or Tanzania with Ethiopian, and I have to say I preferred Qatar—especially because of the layover in Addis Ababa. The airport in the Ethiopian capital is horribly noisy and loud compared to Doha’s.

Also, our round-trip flight to Nairobi with QATAR cost 200 € less than with Ethiopian (departing from Marseille).

Best regards, Safe travels and happy flights!

Puma2A









Worth noting: the South African wine served by the glass (in actual glassware) and stainless steel cutlery.



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Hello Alain,

Really enjoyed your Qatar Airways experience review. If you’re not already a Flight Report contributor, you totally could be! 😉

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Thanks for all these details! :)

Hi,

Flight report, yeah... I used to do about twenty "reports," but it was on a site with very little written content, and even the photos were barely edited or thought out. I deleted everything.

Michel

Don’t dawdle too much, and don’t come back telling us you missed your flight out of Doha 😎