We were in our transfer and driving to the airport by 10 AM. The Qatar Air counter was open at 11 and they even had a little lounge area for us to sit in while waiting our turn to check in. The immigration happened at the ticket counter so all we needed was to go through security and get to the lounge. Our bags all made it through the screening without any "extra screening" for the first time in quite a while. When we got to the lounge we were the only ones there besides the workers. It was very nice and they even had sit down food service. Bravo to Qatar Airlines. We boarded first and had a separate jetway to the second floor of the A380 jet. We were given goodies: a travel bag and new jammies. Then it was the dinner service, a few hours in the bar area and a few movies. While in the bar we swapped travel stories with Ray and Theresa. They were from the UK and were headed to Angkor Wat. A great flight and we landed at midnight. It took a while to get through immigration and get our bags but our driver was there and he took us to the hotel straight away.
In the lounge
All ours!
Saudia Airlines
Bless their hearts, thinking this little drawer could hold my shoes
Our swag!
The Mideast section, Saudi, Saudia, Eretria, Kuwait Airlines
Flying above the British countryside
The big engines on the A380
Village or town? It all depends on the size
Over the channel
The white cliffs
Massive cliffs
Our tasty first bit
This bright full moon
Not a bad picture from the moving airplane
In the back of the second floor of the plane is the bar area
A nip of the hootch
Our new friends Ray and Theresa from the UK
We hung out in the bar area for a few hours talking and having a blast
Comin g in for our midnight landing
Dark areas on the outskirts of Doha
Getting closer
Bright shiny gridded areas
The bigger buildings are closer to the coast
The capital of Qatar
Our wings and engines are huge
A we banked hard to the left the lights of the city reflected off the wing
Lit up like a holiday display
The light poles were illuminated purple
Palm frond street lights
A 20 foot hand
