DOH transit

[Himeno]

Just arrived in DOH for a 9ish hour connection (DFW-DOH-AMS).
Arrived in the new part of the terminal. To my surprise, transit passengers were let right out into the concourse with no security check, unlike prior visits (maybe because we arrived from the US?? But that didn't make a difference last time).
Currently sitting in the new J lounge. Was easier to find compared to the J lounge in the older part of the terminal.

 

[SYD]

Just arrived in DOH for a 9ish hour connection (DFW-DOH-AMS).
Arrived in the new part of the terminal. To my surprise, transit passengers were let right out into the concourse with no security check, unlike prior visits (maybe because we arrived from the US?? But that didn't make a difference last time).
Currently sitting in the new J lounge. Was easier to find compared to the J lounge in the older part of the terminal.

I passed through on the weekend from BCN and directed straight into the departures concourse. First time for me after many transits there but it was also a rare (for me), airbridge arrival. Invariably I score a bus ride in and back out. A bus in is almost guaranteed secondary screening.

@Princess Fiona mention a while back that there is some rationale for screening or not.

Meanwhile, I’m in two minds about the AM North. It’s more spread out but can still get crowded and the A/C can be hit and miss. I went there again because it was closest to my bus departure (C Gates) but we walked past the old AM to catch the train but though about popping in to see if it’s still a zoo.

 

[Zero]

Whether you have to redo security at DOH depends on how the security people are feeling at the time.

Some origins (e.g. Africa) will always be treated as unclean but US, Europe and other Arab countries may be treated as clean.

I suspect that pragmatism may sometimes come into it. If your arriving flight has lots of pax with short connections and the transit security line is long they may just let you through otherwise there is a risk of delaying flights or having to rebook people.

Airports in Schengen treat arrivals from US, Canada, UK, Ireland, maybe Singapore(?) as clean and you can transit without going through security (immigration may be required) as long as the airport has been built/configured to allow that.

 

[SYD]

Whether you have to redo security at DOH depends on how the security people are feeling at the time.

Some origins (e.g. Africa) will always be treated as unclean but US, Europe and other Arab countries may be treated as clean.

I suspect that pragmatism may sometimes come into it. If your arriving flight has lots of pax with short connections and the transit security line is long they may just let you through otherwise there is a risk of delaying flights or having to rebook people.

Pretty sure you’ll be re-screened in DOH if you have a bus transfer on arrival - which unfortunately is very common across flights from all sorts of ports.

Airports in Schengen treat arrivals from US, Canada, UK, Ireland, maybe Singapore(?) as clean and you can transit without going through security (immigration may be required) as long as the airport has been built/configured to allow that.

I’ve had to rescreen at FRA arriving from YUL and transiting to AMS.

The reality is you should expect some sort of rescreening when transiting from international to an onward flight. If you’re waved thru - silent fist pump as you head to a lounge.