Al Maha
By timebandit •
My girl friend is coming from the UK to visit me in a couple of weeks. I know she can easily get a visa on arrival, but because I love her so much I was thinking of treating her to the Al Maha meet and greet service. The Platinum service costs QR 260 and she will be met at the aircraft for that amount. I am told by paying an extra QR 100 on top her visitor visa will be covered as well meaning she won't have to put her hand in her pocket at all.
Does anyone have any experience of this service? Were there any problems, would you use it again?
Cheers
My wife and I flew into Doha after 20+ hours of flights and airports on our way from Canada. Our luggage was missing. The Doha airport was a zoo. The Al Maha people plucked us from the customs line that went nearly out the terminal, sat us down in the lounge and sorted everything for for us while we passed out from exhaustion. What a relief. They were a godsend. We got out of the airport much faster than the countless poor souls stuck in line.
On the other hand, we flew back to Doha from a holiday in Sri Lanka fearing another airport horror show, but there was no line at customs, and everything was a breeze. We didn't need Al Maha at all.
So I'd say Al Maha is an amazing service if the conditions warrant, but not necessary if you're lucky enough to arrive when the airport is quiet. If you want to play it safe and ensure a good reception, Al Maha is well worth the cost.
I was just speaking to my boss about the service this morning. It is well worth the value. When I arrived last month I was greeted after entering the terminal and was taken to a nice lounge area while the rest of the passengers got in line for customs. I sat in the lounge for about 5 minutes while my passport was being reviewed. After that I was done, collected my bags and was on my way. So I was out of the airport 20 mins after my flight (it was at night so that helped too). I highly recommend this service and will use it now anytime anybody visits me and for myself. Don't think of it as treating her or yourself, consider it the way things should be done.