With excitement and enthusiasm, the first direct flight to Qatar took off With famous fans, leaders and members of show business

Hundreds of excited and enthusiastic Argentine fans departed on Friday for their final destination in Doha The first direct flight organized by Argentine Airlines on the occasion of the Qatar World Cup which starts next Sunday.

led “The Toula”, a symbolic entertainer for fans with his signature bass drum, who hasn’t missed a World Cup event since Germany ’74.Passengers boarded Flight AR1912 which will land at Hamad International Airport tomorrow at 5:05pm local time (11:05am from Argentina), after a technical stopover in Rome, Italy.

The The company gave each passenger an “albiceleste” T-shirt and before boarding the plane, brought all the passengers together for a group get-together. A detail, perhaps an omen: Boarding took place through gate number 10.

Leaders of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), celebrities such as Luciano “El Terry” Giugno, and relatives of Argentine national team players, including Osvaldo Sabatini and Venezuelan Catherine Fulop – Paulo Dybala’s in-laws – were also part of the team.. The plane, so that there could be no doubt about its provenance, was sketched with portraits of the national team.

To accompany the American champion led by Lionel Messi and directed by Lionel Scaloni, Argentine Airlines has arranged 7 direct flights, with the possibility of expanding the offer according to the flow of passengers.Sources from the company informed Tellam flag.

The program of services to Doha that began on Friday, Sunday 20th (2:55pm), Tuesday 22nd (8:20am), Wednesday 23rd (2:55pm), Saturday 26th (8:20am), Monday will continue. 28 (2:55 p.m.) and Thursday, December 1 (6:30 a.m.).

Nearly 40,000 Argentines will arrive in Qatar during the month of the World Cup, according to estimates by the ambassador in Doha, Guillermo Nicolás.in an interview with Tellam.

Argentina, seeded in Group C, will make its debut on Tuesday 22nd (7:00 am CEST) against Saudi Arabia, play its second match against Mexico (Saturday 26th 4:00 pm CEST) and conclude the first round against Poland (Wednesday). 30 at 16.00).