Qatar Will Open Saudi Market If Kingdom Cuts Red Tape
Qatar Airways hopes to lead the way in opening the Saudi air transport market.
Qatar Airways hopes to lead the way in opening the Saudi air transport market.

Qatar Airways is set to become the first foreign carrier to make lasting inroads into the Saudi Arabian air transport market, in moves that could overturn long-standing restrictions that have made the large and wealthy country something of a sleeping giant. Last month, the Arabian Gulf airline’s CEO, Akbar Al Baker, held talks with Prince Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud, head of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation, to discuss what the company described as "opportunities arising from the kingdom’s newly launched aviation liberalization policy."