
Latest flight from Afghanistan with 230 passengers land in Qatar
The Peninsula
Doha: Latest evacuation flight from Kabul has landed at Hamada international airport in the evening carrying 230 passengers. Earlier in the day Assistant Foreign Minister HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater tweeted welcoming the passenger to Doha. “The 5th passengers flight just took off from Kabul airport ( HKIA ) carrying more than 230 passengers mostly Afghans. Qatar will continue its efforts to work with all countries and parties to ensure the flow of inbound/ outbound flights to/from HKIA. Welcome Shortly to Doha!,” she tweeted. Later Alex Macheras, Aviation Analyst, tweeted from HIA that the flight has landed and most of the passengers are Afghans. “Now: I’m at Hamad International Airport where the latest #Afghanistan evacuation flight has just landed from Kabul. It’s the second largest evac flight (in terms of passengers carried) since end of August,” he tweeted. “Afghan citizens arriving on this Boeing 777 here in Doha from Kabul — from here they’ll be transported to part of the World Cup accommodation that’s currently hosting Afghan evacuees since the Taliban takeover,” he added.