In pictures: Egypt, UAE resume first Qatar flights since 2017

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Passengers disembark off the first Air Arabia flight landing at Qatar's Hamad International Airport near the capita in Doha. The first direct flights since 2017 between Qatar and neighbouring Egypt and the UAE took to the skies on Monday, following the end of a regional crisis. Image Credit: AFP

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The first commercial flight from Qatar to Egypt in three and a half years, an EgyptAir service to Cairo, took off from windswept Doha airport. Image Credit: AFP

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It was followed shortly after by the arrival of an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah in the UAE. Image Credit: AFP

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The resumption of flights from Doha to Cairo will simplify travel for the large contingent of Egyptians living in Qatar. Image Credit: AFP

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Travellers prepare to board the first Qatar Airways flight bound for Cairo, at Hamad International Airport in Doha. As many as 300,000 Egyptians call Qatar home, according to official statistics, but many were unable to travel home during the crisis. Image Credit: AFP

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Travellers wait at the gate before boarding the first flight to Sharjah after the resumption of air travel between Qatar and the UAE, at Hamad International Airport in Doha. Image Credit: AFP

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Flights between Doha and Saudi Arabia, which has also opened its land border to Qatar, resumed on January 11. Image Credit: AFP

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Mustafa Ahmed, 38, an Egyptian technical engineer, said he was "very happy". "With direct flights, life will be easier, especially for families and children, avoiding the torment of changing airports and planes and waiting for hours for transit flights," he told AFP. Image Credit: AFP

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An Air Arabia Airbus A320 aircraft is seen taxiing at Qatar's Hamad International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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Mask-clad travellers arriving on the first Air Arabia flight landing at Qatar's Hamad International Airport walk at the terminal. Image Credit: AFP

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An Air Arabia Airbus A320 aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Qatar's Hamad International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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An employee of Air Arabia assists a passenger before boarding the first flight to Sharjah at Qatar's Hamad International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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The Qatar Airways aircraft flying the first flight bound for Cairo after the resumption of flights between Qatar and Egypt, at Qatar's Hamad International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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Travellers arriving on the first Air Arabia flight landing at Qatar's Hamad International Airport walk at the terminal. Image Credit: AFP

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Qatar Airways employees wait at the boarding counter ahead of the first flight bound for Cairo, at Qatar's Hamad International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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A passenger walks towards the plane ahead of the first flight bound for Cairo after the resumption of flights between Qatar and Egypt, at Doha's Hamad International Airport. Image Credit: AFP

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