Qatar and Saudi Arabia to resume direct flights

  • Date: 10-Jan-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Qatar
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Qatar and Saudi Arabia to resume direct flights

Qatar Airways and Saudi Airlines will resume flights between Doha and Riyadh from Monday in a reopening of airspace as part of a political rapprochement in a three-year-old dispute.Qatar Airways said via Twitter on Saturday it will resume flights to Riyadh on Monday, Jeddah from January 14, and Dammam from January 16. It said the flights would be with wide-body planes including the Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 and Airbus A350.Comments Read Next2 days agoSaudi Arabia to resume international flights2 days agoQatar Airways restarts some flights through Saudi's airspace4 days agoEgypt to open airspace to Qatar7 days agoSaudi resumes international flights, reopens land, sea bordersDecember 9, 2020Gulf Air Signs Five Agreements In Tel AvivDecember 3, 2020Gulf Air announces the launch of its operations to Tel AvivDecember 2, 2020Saudi Arabia to lift coronavirus travel restrictions soonNovember 18, 2020Australian women subjected to invasive examinations at Doha airport say Qatar has not contacted themNovember 7, 2020Saudi Arabia curbs arrivals from three countries including IndiaOctober 30, 2020Qatar airport officials behind invasive exams referred to prosecutors