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After a series of costly delays, it eventually opened six years late, on 30 April 2014, with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from nearby Doha International. Qatar Airways and all other carriers formally relocated to the new airport on 27 May 2014. [2] The airport is named after the previous Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
The former arrivals hall was merged with the departing hall, adding extra valuable space and capacity to the airport. These changes were part of the multimillion-dollar expansion of Doha Airport to cope with the increasing traffic of Qatar Airways and other airlines before the new Hamad International Airport opened in 2014. [9]
Since the early 2000s, Doha, the capital of Qatar has been undergoing an extensive expansion in its transportation network including the addition of new highways, the construction of a new airport, and the addition of the Doha metro. These projects are meant to keep up with the population's rapid growth, which has strained the country's current ...
Qatar has experienced remarkable economic and population growth in recent years, with the population surging from 1.7 million in 2008 to over 2.7 million by 2017, primarily in Greater Doha. Emerging development areas outside Doha, such as Lusail and Al Wakrah, coupled with new Economic and Logistic Zones, reflect the country's steady economic ...
The airline's first lounge outside Doha opened at London Heathrow's Terminal 4 in January 2012 and Qatar Airways opened its new Premium Lounge at Dubai-International's Concourse D in April 2016. In January 2017, Qatar Airways opened its new premium lounge within Terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle Airport. [266]
An airport lounge in the Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. An airport lounge is a facility operated at many airports.Airport lounges offer, for selected passengers, comforts beyond those afforded in the airport terminal, such as more comfortable seating, [1] [2] quieter environments, and better access to customer service representatives.
Hamad International Airport 25°15′40″N 051°36′48″E / 25.26111°N 51.61333°E / 25.26111; 51.61333 ( Hamad International Military airports
The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the Doha Metro in Qatar. It runs north-south through Doha and its southern terminus of Al Wakrah and its northern terminus of Lusail, with a spur serving Hamad International Airport. [1] It is the first line of the system, with the first segment opened on 8 May 2019. [2]