Have you always wondered what it is like to dine in Al Safwa, Qatar Airway’s first class lounge at Hamad International Airport? I took a spin back in 2018 but had been itching to get back inside it’s cavernous and classy space. So when an offer to book the Al Safwa experience for an additional fee popped up when I was booking a flight on Qatar Airways recently, I keyed in my well used credit card. How to Access Al Safwa Lounge? When I say for a fee, I mean QR585. Yep , the price of a very nice meal and drinks in Doha. But, research. Otherwise, access to Al…
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First Class Fare – Not Just Plane Food
Last year, after a rugged Summer, I treated myself a business class flight to Thailand. At the gate, ready to board, I was informed my seat had been changed. I swear, at that moment, I heard angels singing. Suddenly I was bathed in a soft light emanating from heaven itself. The gate staff member turned into a unicorn. I had achieved the impossible – I had been upgraded…to FIRST CLASS. When I boarded and was rolling around in my vast seat, a fellow passenger, also upgraded, literally ran on board. He looked around, surveying is kingdom for the next seven hours, and said… “SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET”. Right then, that man was all…
