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Old Jan 15, 2023 | 4:31 am
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Originally Posted by baflyer2
Ever since Qatar restored relations with neighboring GCC countries, QR resumed flying to Saudi/Egyptian/UAE destinations -- but has still not resumed flying to Bahrain, which is puzzling because Bahrain had at least 11-12 daily flights to Doha on QR alone (5-6 on GF, if I remember correctly) prior to the diplomatic rift. Does anyone have the inside scoop of why? I would have thought QR would have at least restored service in time for the World Cup, but that didn't happen either.
There is significant bad blood between the states. This precedes the recent regional hostility towards Qatar.

The origin of the unhappiness involves a history of personal animosity berween ruling families, with a mess of wider political, religious and territorial issues.

As for the other states involved in the "embargo", UAE remains sulky while for KSA and Egypt things are largely back to normal
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