Saudi Airlines to resume flights to Doha from Monday

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Saudi Airlines (Saudia) will operate flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to Doha, starting from Monday, the airline said on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (Shutterstock/File Photos)
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  • Saudi Ailines said booking is now open
  • Qatar Airways also to resume flights to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam

RIYADH: Saudi Airlines said on Saturday that it would resume flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to the Qatari capital Doha, starting from Jan. 11.
The national carrier made the announcement in a tweet on its official account, and said bookings were now open.

Saudi Arabia, along with the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, ended a three-year dispute with Qatar following a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in AlUla on Tuesday.
The Kingdom announced it was opening its land, sea and air borders with neighboring Qatar on Monday and earlier on Saturday opened the Salwa border crossing between the two countries and began welcoming travelers.
Later on Saturday, Qatar Airways also tweeted that it would resume flights to Saudi Arabia, starting with Riyadh on Jan. 11, followed by Jeddah on Jan. 14, then Dammam on Jan. 16.

 

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