Goodmorning, Doha  by jyokota

Goodmorning, Doha

Taken from the airplane window of Qatar Airlines. International travel continues to be iffy on many levels. Three days prior to my trip, I was denied a visa to enter my home country of Japan for overnight transit. So Qatar Airlines rescued me by routing me through Doha. I am entirely impressed by the level of service of this airlines! My original flights on American/Japan Airlines would have taken me 35 hours but on Qatar my flights were a total of 23 hours.
Nice, glad that works.
Doha is all golden!
September 9th, 2022  
What a fabulous scene. fav.
September 9th, 2022  
Magic photo! What a pity about Japan - thought they had relaxed their entry requirements!
September 9th, 2022  
magical
September 9th, 2022  
Wow
September 9th, 2022  
Stunning!
September 9th, 2022  
@iris52 @onewing @lynnz @edorreandresen @maggiemae -- thank you for your supportive comments! And @maggiemae Japan has relaxed their rules but overnight transits are still not allowed.
September 9th, 2022  
Fab fav!
September 9th, 2022  
Beautiful image for a 'driveby'..
September 9th, 2022  
Beautiful shot
September 9th, 2022  
What a beautiful shot
September 9th, 2022  
Beautiful light… glad the airlines took good care of you… safe travels.
September 9th, 2022  
a beautiful entry, and so pleased that they helped you out. fav
September 9th, 2022  
Impressive shot.
September 9th, 2022  
Stunning shot. That light is fantastic.
September 9th, 2022  
Wonderful shot!
September 9th, 2022  
Wonderful
September 9th, 2022  
Amazing capture.
September 9th, 2022  
Outstanding light. Glad the airlines rescued you.
September 9th, 2022  
What a fantastic view and capture from the plane. Does overnight transit mean you would be landing and leaving the next day (just a layover)? Gosh you would think being a Japanese citizen you wouldn’t be denied. Thank goodness the airline went the extra mile to figure it out for you. Safe travels …. Do you have duel citizenship?
September 9th, 2022  
They must have clean windows too! Great capture. Pity re Japan though
September 10th, 2022  
@lesip -- just a layover but it required leaving the airport because Narita closes at midnight. I've changed my citizenship to US after my daughter was born because you aren't allowed to have dual citizenship between US and Japan, unfortunately. But Japan will always be my home country and where I will always be "from"
September 10th, 2022  
Love the golden tones.
September 10th, 2022  
Wow.
September 10th, 2022  
Beautiful capture.
September 11th, 2022  
What a beautiful image.
September 11th, 2022  
Question...wht did they deny you? I googled Japan travel, and it sounds like you need to submit a neg covid 72hrs prior??
September 11th, 2022  
@blueberry1222 -- Japan requires a visa for everyone who does not have a Japanese passport and I changed my citizenship decades ago when my daughter was born. Although they are beginning to loosen the rules a bit, they are still very strict and denied me a transit visa. I just spent 12 hours in Narita airport, trapped inside the transit area and unable to see family and friends or even shop in the airport mall outside of immigration area.
September 12th, 2022  
This photo is on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!
September 17th, 2022  
congrats on TT
September 17th, 2022  
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