Montenegro seeks Malta flights

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Doha becomes Middle East’s busiest

In the battle to be the pre-eminent travel hub in the Middle East, the latest research from ForwardKeys has revealed that Doha seized and consolidated a lead over Dubai in the first half of 2021. In the period January 1 -June 30, the volume of air tickets issued for travel via Doha was 18% higher than it was through Dubai; and that relationship looks set to continue. Current bookings for the second half of the year through Doha are 17% higher than through Dubai. At the start of the year, air traffic through Doha was at 77% of Dubai; but it quickly reached 100% for the first time during the week commencing January 27. The major factor driving the trend was the lifting, of the blockade of flights to and from Qatar this January, which was imposed in June 2017 by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who accused Qatar of sponsoring terrorism - an accusation it strongly denies. Since January, five routes were restored by Qatar Airways in the region and new routes launched further afield. Olivier Ponti, Vice President of insights at ForwardKeys, said, “Without the blockade, which encouraged the establishment of new routes as a strategy to replace lost traffic, perhaps we would not have seen Doha charging past Dubai. So, it seems that the seeds of Doha’s relative success were, ironically, sown by the adverse actions of its neighbours. However, one needs to bear in mind that flights through the Middle East during first half of 2021 were still 81 per cent below pre-pandemic levels. So, as the recovery gathers pace, the picture could change significantly”. The last major factor, which has given Qatar an edge over Dubai, has been its reaction to the pandemic. During the height of the Covid-19 crisis, many routes in and out of Doha remained operational, with the result that Doha became a major hub for repatriation flights - most notably to Johannesburg and Montreal.
Source: Breaking Travel News

Montenegro seeks Malta flights

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The Montenegrin Minister for Sustainable Development and Tourism, Pavle Radulović, has said the country is seeking to establish nonstop flights to Malta. Montenegro also plans to create special travel packages outside of the busy summer season for visitors from the island nation. Last week, Mr Radulović held talks with the Maltese Ambassador to Montenegro to discuss the potential new service and steps being taken to establish flights.

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Anonymous10:30
Nice tail.
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Anonymous10:32
Good route for FR's new Malta airline.
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Anonymous10:53
It's a no-brainer really.
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Athos_cro19:57
Ne vidim nekog smisla. Obe zemlje male, potencijal za međusobni turistički promet jako ograničen. Ne znam...
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Jjh21:06
Totally corrupt little island. Direct link to Montenegro for who?
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Mario Micallef07:42
Would suit the montenegrins living in Malta...although I don't know if the numbers are sustainable for a year round direct link..but for us Maltese it would be interesting to visit the immense beauty of CG.
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