Qatar Airways Ltd. and China’s Hainan Airlines Co. are among carriers vying to offer domestic flights in Saudi Arabia after an initial 14 applicants were cut to a shortlist of seven, the kingdom’s aviation regulator said.

Other operators still in the running after an assessment of financial strength and experience include Gulf Air of Bahrain and rival Bahrain Air, Khalid al-Khaibary, a spokesman for the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation, said in an interview.