I was so excited to finally visit Qatar Airways' Al Safwa First Class Lounge,given how delayed the opening was. The lounge finally opened in mid-October. I've reviewed the Qatar Airways Al Mourjan commerce Class Lounge in the past, which was the lounge that Qatar Airways was using for their first & commerce class passengers before the Al Safwa Lounge opened.
The drive from the St. Regis to the airport took approximately 30 minutes. Architecturally the airport is stunning even from the external. I had the taxi driver drop me off at the first & commerce class check-in area, and which is the first part of the terminal as you pull up.
Once inside there were Qatar Airways staff to point people either left towards the Al Mourjan commerce class check-in or just towards the Al Safwa first class check-in.
Keep in intellect that what Qatar Airways categorizes as first class is sort of backwards. They consider the forward cabin on their shorthaul flights within the Gulf to be first class,while those same seats on a longer flight are marketed as commerce class. So the Al Safwa first class facilities are for those traveling in the forward cabin within Gulf countries, or otherwise their longhaul first class passengers (which are extremely limited, and as Qatar Airways is getting to the point where they only have first class on the A380).The post Review: Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Class Lounge Doha Airport appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com