UAE-Qatar flights: Airfares rocket to over Dh10,000 for one-way ticket ahead of Fifa World Cup
Prices have jumped nearly 1,200 per cent ahead of the major sporting event.
Event Location
Dubai , Dubai
Start Time
04 February 2022, 12:00 AM
End Time
28 February 2022, 12:00 AM
Airfares between the UAE and Qatar have jumped nearly 1,200 per cent ahead of the Fifa World Cup Qatar, which is scheduled to begin in November this year.
Qatar, which is the first country in the Middle East to host Fifa World Cup from November 21 to December 18 this year, expects 1.2 million tourists.
The increase is attributed to the strong demand for passenger traffic between the two countries. In addition, many foreigners coming to watch the World Cup in Qatar will also be travelling to UAE, especially Dubai, for tourism.
One-way airfare currently hovers between Dh340 to Dh800 in February 2022 and go as high as Dh4,340 between UAE’s different cities to the Qatari capital of Doha. Meanwhile, First Class fares have also skyrocketed as one-way airfare between UAE and Qatar rising from Dh3,470 in February to Dh10,190 in November 2022.
Among the local carriers, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia and flydubai operate flights between the two Gulf countries.
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