Arab News, Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 | Jamadi Al Awwal 26, 1442
Saudi Airlines to resume flights from Riyadh, Jeddah to Qatar from Jan. 11
Saudi Arabia: 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.