FLIGHTS BETWEEN QATAR AND GCC RESUME

GULF COUNTRIES HAVE reopened their air, land and sea borders with Qatar and flights between key regional destinations are now gradually resuming.

It follows the historic signing of the Al Ula Declaration by representatives of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and Qatar at last month’s ( January’s) GCC Summit, marking an end to diplomatic division in the region since June 2017.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia were the first countries to reopen their borders and Qatar Airways was swift to reinstate multiple flights.

The carrier launched a daily service to Riyadh on January 11, followed by daily Jeddah and Dammam services a few days later, with flights operated by A350, B777-300 and B787-8 aircraft. Qatar Airways continues to rebuild its network and currently serves more than 110 destinations with plans to grow this to more than 125 destinations by the end of March.