Freshly disembarked from my flight from Bangalore, and after some shopping in the huge duty-free in Doha, I head to the Al Mourjan lounge of the Qatari airline located on the mezzanine of the terminal.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
| # | Type | Review |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diary | Let’s go, let’s go for the adventure… Banga…lore |
| 2 | Lounge | British Airways Galleries First, London Heathrow Terminal 5 (not reported) |
| 3 | Flight | Qatar Airways Business – Qsuite, London Heathrow – Doha Hamad, Boeing 777 |
| 4 | Hotel | JW Marriott Doha City Center |
| 5 | Lounge | Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge, Doha Hamad International |
| 6 | Flight | Qatar Airways Business Class, Doha Hamad International – Bangalore, Boeing 787 |
| 7 | Hotel | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore |
| 8 | Lounge | Zero Eight Zero Lounge, Bangalore |
| 9 | Flight | Qatar Airways Business – Qsuite, Bangalore – Doha Hamad International, Boeing 777 |
| 10 | Lounge | Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Class, Doha Hamad International |
| 11 | Flight | Qatar Airways Business – Qsuite, Doha Hamad International – London Heathrow, Boeing 777 |
Location
As for the lounges, on the Doha Hamad platform, one of them is reserved forFirst class passengers, another for Business passengers – the one I will visit today – and a last one for loyal passengers, i.e. having a Sapphire or Emerald status in the Oneworld alliance, and flying on one of the Oneworld airlines.
Eligibility is verified before the escalator to the lounge, with a boarding pass check by an attendant.
Lounge design
The design of the lounge has not changed since my previous trip. It is still very airy, since it is just on the mezzanine of the terminal, bright, and with a decoration that I particularly appreciate.
Nevertheless, this is the busiest connection range on the platform, and it is literally packed.
I will somehow find one of the last available seats, and will have to wait a good hour to get a place in one of the catering areas.
Catering
The lounge’s food and beverage offerings are available at two locations. On the first floor of the lounge, a light and cold food area is available. I will realize only once installed that there will be no breakfast as such.
So I went to the space I had visited on my first visit, which was located on the mezzanine of the lounge. For about 1.5 hours after arriving at the lounge, I noticed a long line and delayed my breakfast.
Once I got through the line, I was immediately seated at a table near the window.
The table is set, and I go to the buffet to order an omelet and some potatoes. It will be good, not more, and I will order a glass of rosé champagne in addition to the orange juice available at the buffet. The service is not particularly attentive, nobody asks me if I want a little more champagne for example, you can see that it is rush!
Bottom line
As a result, the lounge is much less friendly when it is much more crowded. The fact that it is not possible to access the buffet from the relaxation areas means that the catering facilities are completely saturated at peak times.
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