I have a (AA reward) flight from Rome in late October on Qatar with a long stopover in Doha, flying in on J leaving Rome at 4pm and arriving at 10:25 in Doha and not leaving until 8:30pm the next night in First (that's the good part of this trip). I have been waiting and hoping that Qatar frees up it's Covid restrictions but at the moment they are not offering transit hotel and you still need a RT-PCR to actually enter.
This may be problematic as I only get into Rome (from Albania) late the night before so unsure of my options to get a PCR essentially the day of departure in Rome, any advice or recent experience on this would be appreciated.!
The airport hotel seem very expensive, also when I chatted with the agent online they said I could use the Business Lounge. When I queried this and whether I could use the First lounge they said you have to be in First all sectors, this seem strange/unfair when First isn't even available on one leg. Can anyone verify if travelling DOH-SYD in First would suffice for access?
This may be problematic as I only get into Rome (from Albania) late the night before so unsure of my options to get a PCR essentially the day of departure in Rome, any advice or recent experience on this would be appreciated.!
The airport hotel seem very expensive, also when I chatted with the agent online they said I could use the Business Lounge. When I queried this and whether I could use the First lounge they said you have to be in First all sectors, this seem strange/unfair when First isn't even available on one leg. Can anyone verify if travelling DOH-SYD in First would suffice for access?