Enjoy special parking rates at #HIAQatar until August 31st

 

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🅿️ Take advantage of #HIAQatar's special parking rates until the 31st of August!

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#HamadInternationalAirport #SummerTravel #AirportParking pic.twitter.com/Myd3UzgjH6

— Hamad Int'l Airport (@HIAQatar) July 9, 2024

Hamad International Airport - World's Second-Best Airport at the 2023 Skytrax

 

Hamad International Airport ranks as the World's Second-Best Airport at the 2023 Skytrax World Airport Awards#HIAQatar #Skytrax #WorldAirportAwards #PTExpoConf pic.twitter.com/hLeazwBpkQ

— Hamad Int'l Airport (@HIAQatar) March 15, 2023

lounge of pods and cabins for transiting passangers in HIA Qatar

 

Our friends at @HIAQatar have launched a new service for transiting passengers in need of a good sleep. It has opened a @sleepnfly lounge of pods and cabins for up to 50 guests, who can pay by the hour to enjoy a safe and comfortable space to rest. pic.twitter.com/yjSADEbShE

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) September 16, 2020

"Desert Horse" Latest Public Art installation

"Desert Horse" a sculpture by Qatari artist Ali Hassan the latest @Qatar_Museums #PublicArt installation @HIAQatar pic.twitter.com/jdYZyrord5

— Al Mayassa Al Thani (@almayassahamad) May 23, 2016

The artwork embodies the beauty of Arabic calligraphy and the desert horse that captures the spirit of traveling.

Hamad International Airport is the sixth best airport in the world"

"Hamad International Airport is the sixth best airport in the world"Hamad International Airport occupied the sixth...
Posted by Hamad International Airport on Saturday, September 5, 2015

This summer was the first time I travelled via HIA - yes it was big = I had to walk too much and though I arrived early at the airport I had no time for shopping in the duty free after taking breakfast in an expensive cafe! I missed the old airport ! I did not have much time either to explore now  though I arrived 3 hours before the departure time and it was not crowdy at all !

 as somebody wrote on a facebook page "The old airport was ugly, small and extremely efficient. Hamad is beautiful, vast and completely inefficient. As a frequent traveller, give me efficient any day."

 What about you ? Have you ever travelled via HIA ?

New Airport in Doha - what to expect and when

One of the most exciting thing to happen in Doha in 2014 is the opening of the New Airport which  is not just a new version of the old airport  where even the public clocks work well
( 6 years ago my mom was shocked to see a public clock not working properly at the airport when she arrived )

 but  it is a huge facility with futuristic /modern technology

  when ? within half year

 Some Facts

 driverless trains will carry 6 000 passangers per hour inside the airport

 making transfer will be fast -  30-minute minimum connect time expected

 Airport City spreads over 10 square kilometres

where estimated 200,000 people are expected to live and work

50 million passengers per year expected

1.4m tonnes of cargo  per year

7,600 parking stalls for vehicles

 69,000sqm Catering Facility  can serve over 90,000 meals per day

19,500 bags per hour will be handled by the baggage handling system

 luxurious facilities like spa, gym, squash courts and a swimming pool as well as a transit hotel 


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