Author Archives: Diego

Terminal Report: A 10-Hour Transit at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (04 June 2022)

En route from Manila to London on Qatar Airways (QR), I had to endure an approximately 10-hour layover in the main airport serving the Qatari capital of Doha. Now extended transits can be a bit of a pain at the best of times, but the better class of terminal will at least have enough diversionsContinue reading “Terminal Report: A 10-Hour Transit at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (04 June 2022)”

Flight Report: MNL-DOH on Qatar Airways Flight QR 929 (04 June 2022)

Diving happily into my first proper holiday since the pandemic began, I recently flew to the United Kingdom from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), passing through Hamad International Airport (IATA code: DOH) en route to London’s Heathrow Airport (IATA code: LHR). As a little treat after more than two years of lockdownsContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-DOH on Qatar Airways Flight QR 929 (04 June 2022)”

Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3

In June 2022, I returned to Terminal 3 (T3) of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) for the first time since the pandemic began. Although T3 seemed pretty much unchanged from pre-corona days — in that it was just as bland, boring, and miserable as before — my visit to one of its lounges thankfullyContinue reading “Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3”