Flights between India and Qatar will operate as usual, but they could be costlier and longer

Major Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE), decided to cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday, citing terrorism concerns. Qatar is now cut off from these countries which include land, air and water access to the region, concerning thousands across the world.

The rift, however, will not affect flight operations between India and Doha for now. The travel time to reach the country



is although likely to increase with countries like Bahrain and Saudi Arabia curing their airspace for flights from Qatar.

The UAE, Yemen and Egypt announced that they will be joining Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and will be withdrawing their diplomatic staff from Qatar. The nations on Monday said that their decision was based on the claims that Qatar supported Islamist groups and associated with terrorism.