The first week of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 recorded 7,000 flights, showing tremendous air traffic due to arrival of football fans from across the globe.
The Civil Aviation Authority released the figure on its Twitter account yesterday, saying the Qatari airspace witnessed high operational intensity during the World Cup.
“With the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, air traffic at both Hamad International Airport and Doha International Airport witnessed a significant increase.”
The Authority said that many Gulf carriers began operating shuttle flights to Qatar. In addition, airlines from Arab countries and the rest of the world enhanced their services to Doha in order to provide integrated air transport for tournament fans.
“It is worth noting that many international airlines, including German Lufthansa, Air France, Finnair and KLM, in addition to airlines from South America and Africa, have commenced operating regular and charter flights to the State of Qatar, which has led to a noticeable operational intensity between the State of Qatar and the rest of the world.”
It said the first week of the tournament recorded nearly 7,000 flights. The development of air transport in Qatar continues with the activation of the Doha Flight Information Region (FIR).
The activation of Doha FIR resulted in an increase in capacity and air routes arriving into and departing from Qatar with the aim of achieving more streamlined air movements and a greater guarantee of safety.
Separately, the Ministry of Transport said in a tweet that more than 900 air movements were recorded at both Hamad International Airport and Doha International Airport on Thursday, December 1.
According to the Ministry, a total number of 764,118 passengers were transported by both the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram on Thursday. Doha Metro transported 732,176 passengers while Lusail Tram served 31,942 passengers on December 1.
In another tweet, the Ministry said that total number of 7,082 passengers were transported by both the Education City and Msheireb Trams on Thursday while 9,771 public bus trips transported 308,714 passengers on the same day.
