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Qatar: Boycott dents Qatar’s ambition to become global aviation hub

2017/06/15

Qatar’s ambition with regard to dominating the skies and hosting a top world hub for aviation has gone in vain. In the light of the political stance against Doha and its hostility to its nearest neighbors, what would become of Hamad International Airport?

Qatar did not plan to build Hamad International Airport with its 41 gates for its 2 million residents. It was mainly built for transit passengers who make up 90 % of the passengers transiting through the airport.

Over the completed years, Qatar has done everything necessary to transform Doha into a world air transport terminal, constructing a vast airport, a huge fleet but overlooked what’s most significant - to be neighborly.
Simple model

Qatar Airways has built its success in the aviation market on a simple model. Flights in each direction, to the Americas, Europe and the Far East and most importantly the dozens of flights that pass daily via Saudi Arabia and the UAE, apart from the bus trips from Dammam.

Qatar Airways earns 30 % of its revenues from those two neighboring nations, according to CAPA estimates.

Qatar Airways has been the major non-domestic carrier in UAE airports until last Sunday.

With the absence of the UAE and Saudi Arabia on the map of nearby destinations, a lot of seats will be vacant as flights depart to distant destinations.

The reality of the regional geography places Qatar within the airspace of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE. Those who choose to fight with its kin must be satisfied with passing through the Iranian skies as the only gateway to the world, but that comes with a high price.

The trip to Sao Paulo, for example, takes two additional hours to reach going around Saudi and UAE airspace.

According to aviation experts, additional flight hours means fewer bookings.

Qatar has chosen the toughest and longest route, and aviation may only be an example of narrow choices and poor routes to Doha.

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