Qatar Airways set to fly back into Saudi Arabia as Saudia targets Doha return

  • Date: 10-Jan-2021
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Qatar
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Qatar Airways set to fly back into Saudi Arabia as Saudia targets Doha return

Qatar Airways has announced it will resume flights to Saudi Arabia from Monday, January 11, in the latest step forward since the signing of the AlUla peace accord which ended the rift between Doha, the Kingdom, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt.

The airline announced on twitter it will be starting with services to Riyadh on Monday, followed by Jeddah on Thursday, January 14, and Dammam on Saturday January 16.



The resumption of flights between Qatar and Saudi will start with a daily service to Riyadh, four flights a week to Jeddah and daily flights to Dammam, said the statement on social media.

Speaking on the decision to resume flights to KSA, Qatar Airways GCEO, Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are very pleased with the positive outcome from the GCC Summit and the decision to reopen all borders with Qatar.”



Qatar Airways also reached out to employees who previously worked for the airline prior to the blockade three years ago.

“We welcome the opportunity to speak with any former employees in our neighboring countries who previously worked with Qatar Airways and request that they get in touch with us as we build our operations.



“We also look forward to resuming a strong relationship with