UAE and Egypt resume first Qatar flights since 2017

  • Date: 19-Jan-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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UAE and Egypt resume first Qatar flights since 2017

UAE and Egypt resume first Qatar flights since 2017

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An Air Arabia Airbus A320 aircraft is seen taxiing at Qatar's Hamad International Airport on Monday. AFP

The first direct flights since 2017 between Qatar and the UAE and Egypt took to the skies on Monday, following the end of a regional crisis. The first commercial flight from Qatar to Egypt in three and a half years, an EgyptAir service to Cairo, took off from windswept Doha airport.

Worker of Hamad International Airport wait at the terminal near Doha. AFP

It was followed shortly after by the arrival of an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah in the UAE. On Thursday, Air Arabia had announced the resumption of directs flights between Sharjah and Doha.

Customers can now book their direct flights between Sharjah and Doha by visiting Air Arabia's website, by calling the call centre or through travel agencies.

Mask-clad travellers walk with their carry-on luggage to board the first Qatar

Airways flight bound for Cairo. AFP

Ensuring the highest standards of safety at every step of the journey by following all health and safety protocols, Air Arabia has also added to the convenience and confidence of passengers by introducing free COVID-19 insurance coverage.

The insurance is automatically included