Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Doha. While the right side wins at Gatwick departure, the left side dominates the majority of the flight path — it faces south over the Alps during the European segment, gives you the best view of the Greek islands and Aegean Sea in the cruise, and delivers the spectacular West Bay Doha skyline on approach. The left side simply has more to look at for longer.

During takeoff from Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Right side for the best views. Gatwick's runway 26L/26R departure heads westward before turning southeast, and a right-side seat gives you a clear view south over the Surrey Hills and the South Downs as the aircraft banks. You'll also catch the sprawl of Crawley directly below and the Weald countryside opening up to the south. Notable sights include: Surrey Hills AONB, South Downs ridge, Crawley town grid, Ashdown Forest heathland.

When landing at Doha International (DOH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Doha's runway 16 approach comes in from the north, meaning a left-side seat faces east over the Qatar peninsula and the vivid turquoise shallows of the Arabian Gulf. You get a direct view of Doha's skyline — the West Bay cluster of towers — as the aircraft descends over the water. Notable sights include: West Bay skyscraper cluster, Qatar peninsula coastline, Arabian Gulf turquoise shallows, Doha Corniche waterfront arc.

The flight from Gatwick (LGW) to Doha International (DOH) takes Approximately 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours.

The route tracks southeast over France, crossing the Alps near Mont Blanc or the western Swiss Alps (visible as a dramatic snow-covered massif from cruise altitude), then over northern Italy and the Adriatic Sea. It crosses Greece with the Aegean islands visible below, then over Turkey or Cyprus depending on routing, before crossing into Saudi Arabia and tracking down the Arabian Peninsula toward Qatar. The Nile Delta is sometimes visible to the south on certain routings. The Arabian Gulf appears in the final descent, its shallow turquoise waters a striking contrast to the beige desert.