{"id":186461,"date":"2025-10-23T22:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/?p=186461"},"modified":"2025-10-23T23:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:07:30","slug":"qatar-airways-red-sea-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/2025\/10\/23\/qatar-airways-red-sea-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi tourism boost as Qatar Airways&#8217; Red Sea service takes off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The start of <strong>Qatar Airways<\/strong>\u2019 services to <strong>Red Sea International Airport (RSI)<\/strong> this week has been heralded as a key milestone in Saudi Arabia\u2019s tourism expansion by <strong>Red Sea Global (RSG)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he welcomed the inaugural flight to RSI, <strong>RSG Group CEO<\/strong> <strong>John Pagano<\/strong> highlighted the new route&#8217;s role in opening up the regenerative tourism destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the opening of Shura Island last month and our second destination AMAALA welcoming guests in the coming months, enhanced international connectivity means even more people can now experience the best of Saudi culture, hospitality, and nature in one of the most picturesque places on the planet,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shura_overview-1132-X-560.png\" alt=\"Qatar Airways Red Sea\" width=\"1132\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Operated by <strong>daa International<\/strong>, the new service connects The Red Sea to Doha\u2019s Hamad International Airport (DOH) three times a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be welcoming our second international route to Red Sea International Airport, a connection from Doha to The Red Sea through Qatar Airways,&#8221; <strong>Red Sea International Airport CEO Andrew Tyler-Smith<\/strong> said. &#8220;This new service introduces an efficient gateway to a wide range of European destinations, unlocking critical access to key target source markets for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Sea route becomes Qatar Airways&#8217; 12th destination in Saudi Arabia, joining Abha, AlUla, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, NEOM, Qassim, Riyadh, Tabuk, Taif and Yanbu. 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