Velocity Status Benefits on Partner Airlines

[jase05]

You will be able to access the Arrivals lounge after immigration owing to your QR J Reward Ticket. However, you won’t be able to access any of the airside lounges in the transit area.

And I think I saw it somewhere that there is a 2hr limit on arrival lounges

 

[Warks]

And I think I saw it somewhere that there is a 2hr limit on arrival lounges

I didn't see that but I wouldn't be surprised. I was trying to work out a way to just hang out until morning but if this is the case I think I'll just grab a ride to a nearby hotel. Premier Inn is only ten mins away and is $61 a night and I can even have a "smoking room" (blecch!).
Thanks to all.
How quick is immigration at Doha? Automated? Just trying to work out how long to get out and back in.

 

[jase05]

I didn't see that but I wouldn't be surprised. I was trying to work out a way to just hang out until morning but if this is the case I think I'll just grab a ride to a nearby hotel. Premier Inn is only ten mins away and is $61 a night and I can even have a "smoking room" (blecch!).
Thanks to all.
How quick is immigration at Doha? Automated? Just trying to work out how long to get out and back in.

Immigration is usually fast and painless entering Qatar but have never used the regular immigration area to exit the country so no idea about queues or time to check in and go through

 

[simmomelb]

I didn't see that but I wouldn't be surprised. I was trying to work out a way to just hang out until morning but if this is the case I think I'll just grab a ride to a nearby hotel. Premier Inn is only ten mins away and is $61 a night and I can even have a "smoking room" (blecch!).
Thanks to all.
How quick is immigration at Doha? Automated? Just trying to work out how long to get out and back in.

I've only done that once, but very efficient from my single experience. Yeah, hotel outside for that price will be well worth it for a nap/sleep before your Finnair flight.
Multiple alarms!

 

[Warks]

I've only done that once, but very efficient from my single experience. Yeah, hotel outside for that price will be well worth it for a nap/sleep before your Finnair flight.
Multiple alarms!

Thanks! We had a late flight out of SIN last year (midnight I think) and it kept being delayed to the point where they pushed it to the next day at 0800 and put us up in a hotel. I thought it would be right there in the airport but no, SIA put us in taxis to a hotel (which they probably owned) about 20 minutes away. We ended up getting about three hours of lying in bed (not sure I went to sleep) before having to force down breakfast and get on a bus at 0600. Mad. Would have preferred to just stay in the lounge.

 

[ChrisFlyer]

And I think I saw it somewhere that there is a 2hr limit on arrival lounges

The unofficial limit appears to be six hours. I flew into DOH last month on a QR J award ticket and went to the arrivals lounge for a shower. They advised they'd be closing the lounge for maintenance in a few hours and that they would gladly reaccommodate me at the Al Maha arrivals lounge once the lounge closed "so that I could have my full six hours". So, spent a few hours in QR arrivals, shuffled over to Al Maha, and after a short stay there, it was time to head into the city.