Qatar Airways resumes flights to Saudi Arabia

Qatar Airways has completed its first service to Saudi Arabia since the latter ended its blockade. The flight saw an Airbus A350 completing the short hop from Doha to Riyadh earlier on Monday afternoon.

Qatar Airways said via Twitter on Saturday it will resume flights to Riyadh on Monday, Jeddah from January 14, and Dammam from January 16. It said the flights would be with wide-body planes including the Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 and Airbus A350.

"We also look forward to resuming a strong relationship with our trade and cargo partners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the major airports in the country," the airline added on Twitter.

Following the end of the Saudi Arabia Qatar blockade, Qatar Airways today resumed its direct connection to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital. The flight was today operated by A7-ANP, a one-year-old Airbus A350-1000. Last week the airline began flying through Saudi Arabian airspace once more. Qatar Airways has a habit of using the Airbus A350 for special flights, like the first landing on the new runway at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.