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Qatar Airways Grows Saudi Network With More Flights
Qatar Airways is expanding its operations in Saudi Arabia with the resumption of flights to Abha and an increased frequency to Neom. Starting Jan. 2, 2025, the airline will offer two weekly flights to Abha International Airport. Additionally, Qatar Airways…
July 5, 2021 6:00 am ET -
Saudi Arabia Plans To Develop New Megacarrier
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been embarking on a modernization process that is aimed at upgrading all the infrastructure in the country to attract tourism and trade flows and develop local businesses. The country has recently introduced a new…
January 11, 2021 6:01 am ET -
Bahrain Reopens Airspace To Qatari Aircraft
Another piece of the complex geopolitical situation in the Middle East has just fallen into place: the Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications of Bahrain has announced that as of Jan. 11, the airspace of the…
January 4, 2021 10:57 pm ET -
Saudi Arabia Set to End Qatar’s Airspace Ban
In 2017 there was a diplomatic escalation in which Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt decided to cut flights to and from Doha, and to which Saudi Arabia added the closure of its airspace. The denial of…
September 1, 2020 5:00 am ET -
El Al Operates Historic Flight Over Saudi Arabia Following Peace…
El Al Israel Airline Flight 971 departed Tel Aviv bound for Abu Dhabi on Aug. 31, flying over Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1972. The flight was allowed to cross Saudi Arabian airspace that had previously been blocked…