Qatar Airways switches terminals in Madrid

(eTN) – Travelers to Spain have been notified that Qatar Airways, the 5-star airline, will be switching terminals at Madrid’s Baraja International Airport, from presently Terminal 1 to their new loc

(eTN) – Travelers to Spain have been notified that Qatar Airways, the 5-star airline, will be switching terminals at Madrid’s Baraja International Airport, from presently Terminal 1 to their new location in Terminal 4. The move will be effective Monday January 16 and is aimed to improve service levels. Ground handling for the flights will also shift to Iberia Airport Services, again for the purpose of optimizing handling performance in Madrid.

Terminal 4 offers superior facilities, like restaurants, shops and in particular the Iberia VIP Lounge, a key ingredient for premium passengers as is a ‘fast track’ facility for the, bypassing any queues. The terminal is also directly connect to the Spanish capital’s public transport system using busses, metro and rail. Additionally can passengers with onward connections to a final destination in Spain connect to Iberia flights in the same terminal, eliminating any need to change terminals.
Qatar Airways operates daily B777 flights from Doha to Madrid and also to Barcelona to which travelers from Uganda, and in fact the other East African destinations of Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, and soon Mombasa, Zanzibar and Kigali can connect.

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