Day 1 (9 June): On my way to Berlin...

First time taking Qatar Airway... The initial idea was, probably close to Emirates. True enough, it's close to it... More leg room for the seat, and I guess another 'signature feature' is the range of entertainment. It's more like... hm... the first impression. Probably because of the wider range of passengers flying in this route? Actually, it's also quite natural for us to compare it s service with our very familiar SIA :) Well, I guess the "wider leg rom feature" is the only reason that I could think of, at this point of time, to fly with Qatar again (with the exception that it comes with a tour package).

In Doha, there isn't any aerobridge, so shuttle services are used to ferry passengers to and fro, between the terminal and the aeroplane. This reminded me of Paro airport where passengers have to walk to the plane/ terminal. OK, the difference is... in Paro, we walked from the terminal to the plane whereas in Doha, we were ferried by a shuttle from the terminal to somewhere that was 'far faraway' (the ride was at least 10 min!)

Doha international airport has this unique feature whereby all transiting passengers are to alight at the transit terminal whereas those whose intended destination is Doha will be sent to another terminal. So, all transiting passengers are 'brought' to the 'shopping complex'... There, we had our A&W meal.



This is the boarding pass... from Doha to Berlin. See the yellow border of the pass? That differentiates the transiting passengers from those coming to Doha.

Flight time: 8.45 am Doha time.

Getting connected to the WWW in Doha airport excited me! The airport is also equipped with free wi-fi, where I had a good time surfing the web, updating my Facebook account and twittering. Thanks to SF who helped me downloaded the iPhone version of Facebook so that photos can be uploaded easily.