Published: 14:34, January 10, 2021 | Updated: 05:39, June 5, 2023
Saudi Arabia, Qatar to restart direct flights from Monday
By Bloomberg

A Saudi Arabian Airlines logo sits on the tail fin of an Airbus SE A320-214 aircraft on static display at the Saudi Air Show at Al Thumamah airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 12, 2019. (RYAN OLSON / BLOOMBERG)

Saudi Arabia and Qatar plan to restart cross-border flights for the first time in more than three years from Jan 11.

Saudi Arabian Airlines will operate weekly flights from Jeddah and Riyadh to Doha, while Qatar Airways will resume flights to several destinations in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed last week to fully restore ties with Qatar, ending a three-year dispute that divided the energy-producing region.

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