QR moves to new home

QATAR Airways has made
Hamad International Airport
(HIA) its new home, from
May 27.
HIA is 4km from Doha
International Airport and has
capacity to accommodate
30m passengers annually
through Concourses A, B and
C. When Concourses D and
E open, the airport will be
able to accommodate 50m
passengers a year – the
airport’s operating capacity.
The new 600 000 sqm
passenger terminal complex
will feature high-end retail and
food outlets; activity nodes
that include computers with
Internet access, children’s play
and rest areas, and more.
The new airport checkin
and retail areas alone
are 12 times bigger than
at the previous facility.
The passenger terminal is
designed so that all transfers
can take place under one roof,
with short walking distances
between gates and shorter
connection times between
flights.
An extensive central area
has been designed for duty
free, other retail, food and
beverage, amenities and
airline lounges. The terminal
will also have a 100-room
transit hotel.