EgyptAir will operate a daily flight routine to Doha, the capital of Qatar, a statement by the airline reveals on Thursday.
The Egyptian national flagship carrier’s decision follows Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation announcement, on Tuesday, that it was lifting a three-and-half-year airspace ban on the Gulf country.
“In light of the Egyptian government’s decision of reopening the air traffic for resuming flights from and to Qatar, EgyptAir has decided to operate flight MS935/MS936 between Cairo and Doha, starting from Jan. 18,’’ EgyptAir said in a statement posted on its official Facebook page.
The company has offered 20 per cent discount on the flights’ ticket from Doha to Cairo until the end of January.
The decision comes days after Egypt signed the Al-Ula declaration at the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, which ended a boycott by the Arab Quartet that included Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Qatar.