Qatar Airways launches new routes after Gulf crisis snips network
Qatar Airways said Monday it would start flights to Sohar in Oman and Prague next month, the first new routes to be announced by the airline since a regional political crisis forced it to stop flights to 18 Middle East destinations last month. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties, including land, sea and air links, with Qatar in June in the worst diplomatic crisis in the region in years. Qatar Airways, which had said it would speed up expansion plans elsewhere, announced it would fly 3 times a week to Sohar in northern Oman from Aug 8 and weekly to the Czech Republic's capital from Aug 21. The launch of the Sohar and Prague routes had been brought forward, Qatar Airways CE Akbar al-Baker said. The new services will be operated by narrow-body Airbus A320 jets. <br/>
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Qatar Airways launches new routes after Gulf crisis snips network
Qatar Airways said Monday it would start flights to Sohar in Oman and Prague next month, the first new routes to be announced by the airline since a regional political crisis forced it to stop flights to 18 Middle East destinations last month. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties, including land, sea and air links, with Qatar in June in the worst diplomatic crisis in the region in years. Qatar Airways, which had said it would speed up expansion plans elsewhere, announced it would fly 3 times a week to Sohar in northern Oman from Aug 8 and weekly to the Czech Republic's capital from Aug 21. The launch of the Sohar and Prague routes had been brought forward, Qatar Airways CE Akbar al-Baker said. The new services will be operated by narrow-body Airbus A320 jets. <br/>
