A 20th route, Yanbu, began in May 2017. The blockade had been in place since June 2017, when Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt ended all relations with Qatar and imposed what they referred to as a “boycott,” sealing off the border to Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s only land bridge, as well as much of the surrounding air space. But things didn’t go according to plan. Qatar Airways’ biggest benefit from the end of the blockade will be access to airspace over Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, and more countries. Qatar also suspended its World Trade Organization case against the UAE’s economic isolation efforts. The end of the blockade opens up thousands of miles of airspace for Qatar Airways. Ending the blockade is a measure that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman can take fairly easily, given that much of the animosity toward Qatar in … Progress may be made within weeks to end a three-year blockade of Qatar by Arab states, a senior US State Department official said on Wednesday, citing signs of “flexibility” in negotiations. In 2016, there were 19 scheduled routes from Doha to these four countries, with 14 having more than 200,000 seats. While the deal brings an end to a years-long bitter dispute, former foes are still divided on a number of issues End of Qatar blockade – 20 routes and 1,400+ weekly flights could return. Now there is the word coming out from the Gulf that the blockade is coming to an end, and an agreement between the countries is signed tomorrow in Saudi Arabia. Qatar's only land border has been mostly closed since mid-2017, when Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain launched the blockade … After a more than three-year-long blockade on Qatar, the decision brings the crisis to an end. People have been messaging and calling me and other members of the ILQ team to ask if the rumours going around the country that the blockade is going to come to an end on 13 December 2019 with a grand celebration at the Corniche in Doha are true. Although the end of the Qatar blockade is a … Photo: Vincenzo Pace | JFKJets.com Airspace access. The country’s only link to the Arabian Peninsula passes through Saudi Arabia, but the Saudi government ordered the closure of its border with Qatar on 5 June 2017. Saudi ends blockade but Qatar gives up little. READ MORE Qatar-Saudi Arabia: a diplomatic battle being fought in East Africa Doha: Progress may be made within weeks to end a three-year blockade of Qatar by Arab states, a senior US State Department official said on Wednesday, citing signs of "flexibility" in … The blockade's original aim was the opposite, to bring Qatar under more influence within a GCC unified under the leadership of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. On Tuesday, a source told publisher Sports Business that as part of the end of the blockade, Qatar would have to drop the BeIn Sports lawsuit, as … There are many rumours doing the rounds that the blockade on Qatar is about to end. You can access Qatar Airways here. Qatar Airways can again utilize these four countries’ airspace that it has been denied access to for the past three and a half years.