Jazeera Airways, flydubai, SalamAir and Pegasus Airlines have begun selling tickets to the Doha airport, starting September 15.
Doha International Airport was replaced by the Hamad International Airport in 2014, which has since become a major hub along with the growth of Qatar Airways.
Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is expecting to attract more than one million visitors, Jazeera Airways announced on their website that starting next Thursday “all of our regular Doha flights will be temporarily moved to Doha International Airport.”
In a message to passengers, the airline said the change was “following the instructions of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority” and would last until December 30.
Hamad International Airport was used by three million passengers in June alone and over 8.42 million passengers in the second quarter of 2022, 18 percent higher than the first three months of the year.
It is also undergoing an expansion that will see capacity increased to 58 million passengers a year.
Organisers announced earlier this year that several Gulf airlines from Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia would run more than 100 shuttles into Doha Airport during the tournament, passengers of those flights will go through immigration checks on departure to reduce delays in Doha and asked to return the same day after the end of the match.
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