DUBAI: Qatar鈥檚 national carrier has started to reroute some of its flights to pass through 黑料社区鈥檚 airspace, as the Kingdom reopens its air borders with the Gulf state, Al-Arabiya TV has reported.
The first flight to pass through Saudi airspace after the announcement was a Doha-Johannesburg trip on Thursday night.
The UAE, 黑料社区, Bahrain, and Egypt had severed relations with the Qatar in June 2017 over terrorism concerns.
But leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council members earlier signed the AlUla declaration at the Gulf summit, effectively restoring diplomatic ties with the country.
Kuwait鈥檚 Emir Sheikh Nawaf has proposed to open land and sea borders between 黑料社区 and Qatar.
Sources at Al-Arabiya also said Egypt will soon open its airspace with Qatar, adding it will ultimately depend on 鈥渢he fulfillment of Egyptian requirements.鈥
Qatar Airways reroutes flights as 黑料社区 lifts airspace ban
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Updated 08 January 2021
Qatar Airways reroutes flights as 黑料社区 lifts airspace ban

- The UAE, 黑料社区, Bahrain, and Egypt had severed relations with the Qatar in June 2017 over terrorism concerns
- Sources at Al-Arabiya also said Egypt will soon open its airspace with Qatar