Delegates from the UAE and Qatar meet for the first time as tensions thaw between the Arab Quartet and Doha
Qatar Accord
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Dubai International Airport
Flydubai announces plan to resume Qatar flights on January 26
Dubai-based low cost carrier says it will launch double daily flights to Doha to meet expected demand
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Etihad Airways says to resume Doha flights from February 15
Abu Dhabi carrier says it will operate a daily service to Qatar capital city while Qatar Airways announces relaunch of UAE flights
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Airspace
Qatar Airways CEO hopes to resume UAE, Bahrain flights ‘soon’
Akbar Al Baker blames the lack of coordination across the travel and tourism industry for the challenges airlines are currently facing
Qatar
Saudi to reopen Qatar embassy in the ‘coming days’
The kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan revealed that the diplomatic thawing of relations was moving forward at a press conference
Air Arabia
Air Arabia to resume Qatar flights as UAE relaxes online barriers
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier is first UAE airline to officially announce Doha flights resumption following the signing of historic accord
Abrahamic Business Circle
Why opening Qatar’s borders is good for business
Raphael Nagel, founder of the Abrahamic Business Circle, looks at the economic benefits of the AlUla Accord
Airline operations
EgyptAir targets Doha as North African nation opens airspace to Qatar
Egypt’s airspace and flights were the last pieces in the jigsaw with the three Gulf nations already moving to open up aviation routes to Qatar since the signing of the AlUla peace accord.
Bahrain
Bahrain opens its airspace to Qatar as peace accord takes hold
The Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has announced that Bahrain’s airspace is open for Qatar-registered aircraft
GCC airlines
Video: Qatar and Saudi begin flights to one another after peace accord
Qatar Airways has announced it will resume flights to Saudi Arabia from Monday, January 11, in the latest step forward since the signing of the AlUla peace accord which ended the rift between Doha, the Kingdom, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt.
banking
Saudi investment expected to flow back into Qatar
Fitch Ratings says Saudi Arabia funds will return to Qatari banks following restoration of ties
Airline operations
Qatar Airways set to fly back into Saudi Arabia as Saudia targets Doha return
The airline has announced it will begin flying to Riyadh, Jeddah and Damman in the coming days, following the ending of the three-year blockade.
Dubai International Airport
IATA hails return of Gulf-Qatar flights as regional airlines face ‘difficult times’
International Air Transport Association welcomes the imminent resumption of flights between Gulf countries and Qatar
Qatar
Flights set to resume as UAE reopens all borders to Qatar
Officials confirm the UAE will open its borders to Qatar from Saturday following the AlUla peace accord earlier this week
Guy Hutchinson
UAE hotel group boss sees tourism positives in new Qatar agreement
Rotana Hotels CEO says restoration of intra-Gulf links should feed through to lower air fares and shorter flight times
diplomacy
Gulf states expect to resume trade, air links with Qatar in days
UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash says agreement includes date for resumption of relations
Alex Malouf
The gamechanger – what the Qatar agreement means for the region
The rapprochement between Qatar and the quartet of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates benefits many