Doha: Airports in Qatar will receive approximately 5,700 passengers per hour during and before FIFA World Cup this year.
This was confirmed by Saleh Al-Nisf, Senior Manager of Arrivals and Departures at Airports, in an interview on the Al-Majlis program in the Al-Kass channel.
Al-Nisf confirmed that Hamad International Airport (HIA) will receive 3,700 passengers per hour in terms of arrival, with transportation options available after the passengers’ arrival such as buses, metro, and taxis - Uber and Careem, and of course, pick-up by relatives and friends.
As for Doha International Airport (DIA), Al-Nisf added that it is expected to receive 2,000 passengers per hour. He added that even Doha International Airport will have bus and taxi services apart from shuttle buses that will take arriving passengers to the nearest metro station. A pedestrian path is also available for travellers from DIA to the nearest metro station.