lionheart

Has anyone been? Is it worth taking the car and parking for the duration or would a taxi may more prudent? Do they have a Duty Free at Arrivals like Dubai? Anything else I should prepare myself for?

NorthernLad

Used it two years ago, it was a dump. Eat before you go (even business class lounge was bad).

They do have duty free for departures, didn't check returning as just wanted to get out of there.

Cry haddock

From the mirdiff side of town a cab is about 20 Dhs, add 70 more from the slums of new dubai. Airport is shabby to say the least, food is rubbish. Only dutyfree i remember is departures, but could easily have missed it. Immigration is a nightmare, although they might have got their e-gate game together by now. Take a sandwich, keep calm and count the money you have saved to keep you sane.
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Timmy Molloy - London Boy

The couple of times I been to Qatar, I flown from Sharjah

Taxi cost me AED130. Grub in departures was poor choice, but there is a Starbucks. Good Duty Free system, you buy your liquor on the way out and simply collect it on the way in.

typical

The duty free shop after immigration in the arrivals hall doesn't sell booze any more.

Blue Cat

just what the other guys have said, food crap.

lionheart

Just paid Air Arabia an extra AED10 each way to select a window seat near the front of the plane and AED25 each way for a chicken meal. Do we have to bring our own toilet rolls do you think? Presumably the carpark is prohibitively expensive, hence the use of taxis by the posters on here.

Blue Cat

not sure we just got a taxi as we assumed it would work out cheaper, where you going?

Jeeper

I would have thought starbucks was the poor choice

glynster

I have used it about 10 times in the last few months and yes the food is cack. No problems buying booze on departure or arrival,on arrival instead of going straight to immigration go to departure 100 metres beyond. Immigration is sound if you have been to Jeddah its heavenley. Not as good as Dubai but what do you honestley expect?

Nic1

Business class lounge can't be as bad as the one in Riyadh - where the choice of food is a week old croissant or pot noodles . . .

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