Flying to Johannesburg?

[Ward]

I did Newark direct to Joberg. It was very comfortable in business class and guns got there just fine. The hustle with guns starts in Joberg and doesn’t quit coming back through Newark. The customs in Newark haven’t a clue what they are doing nor do they have any sense of urgency so people can catch their connecting flights it took about two hours to get through customs and there were seven groups trying to get their guns rechecked to make the flight. I heard Atlanta was better but I have had bad luck with connections through Atlanta. It’s just the luck of the draw on where you go through but I won’t do Europe again. To long on the layovers.

 

[JimmyJack54]

Nonstop ATL->JNB

 

[Altitude sickness]

I don't get how Doha gets airport of the year awards. You can have all the lounges and Lambo's you want in your airport but if you board by bus you are out of the conversation of the best in the world.
Very true on the firearms with them.

Worse than the bus itself. Is the mass of humanity standing/fighting to get on a bus.

My wife and I were not in first class, relegated to steerage.

But it was pretty disheartening to watch the first class passengers standing with the hoard fighting to get on a bus.

 

[wesheltonj]

Worse than the bus itself. Is the mass of humanity standing/fighting to get on a bus.

My wife and I were not in first class, relegated to steerage.

But it was pretty disheartening to watch the first class passengers standing with the hoard fighting to get on a bus.

I am not quite sure what you were viewing or why there were First passengers on the bus. But each time I have had to bus in Doha. Business exited the plane first, the bus said Business class, each person had their own leather seat, no standing, seats filled next business bus. From the terminal again business bus. Extra long layover, Qatar provided a Hotel in the airport. Emirates the hotel was outside the airport. Yes, I had a business class lounge problem last trip on Qatar, but that was taken card via Amex card benefits.

I have been to lots of airport where I had to ride a bus and not have a Jetway, for example, LAX, Heathrow, and Frankfurt just to name a few.

 

[375Fox]

I wouldn’t fly Qatar to Johannesburg, but I will to other destinations. The long layover in doha where I can get a sleep pod or hotel room between flights is a nice break. No one pointed it out here, but flying Qatar is a major inconvenience if you can’t check in directly at a Qatar hub. Trying to get American to short check your rifle and ammo, collecting your bags, then waiting for Qatar counter to open in Dallas or Chicago to go through their firearm check procedure is stressful. It would be a great airline to fly if they allowed you to check in your firearms with partner airlines.

 

[Altitude sickness]

When we were at the gate waiting to board buses in no organized manor. The first class people had to ask and get on a separate bus. But they were in the same crowd with we steerage class travelers. No separate area.

Again, there are worse airports in the US, but I was agreeing with Phillip that Doha is nowhere near the best in the world.

Time of day matters also. we were leaving at peak hours