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| A plane of the company Qatar Airways on the tarmac of the airport of Doha, June 7, 2017 |
The air embargo imposed on Qatar since the beginning of the Gulf crisis applies only to airlines and aircraft in Qatar or registered in Qatar, the Civil Aviation Authority of Qatar announced on Tuesday (June 13th). The United Arab Emirates in a statement.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain issued identical press releases on the air embargo, which came into effect when Ryad, Abu Dhabi, and Manama broke off on June 5th with Qatar, accusing it of supporting " terrorism ".
Under the air embargo, " all airlines and aircraft registered in Qatar are forbidden to land at airports or to transit through the airspace " of the Emirates, the Saudi Kingdom, and Bahrain, according to press releases Published by the national agencies of the three countries
This measure does not apply "to airlines and aircraft not registered in Qatar " and in each of its three neighboring countries and " wishing to transit through the airspace" of those countries for flights to or from Qatar, The press release said.
However, an exception is made for private aircraft and charter flights to and from Qatar, which must make a request for transit through the airspace of each of the three countries 24 hours in advance, Names and nationalities of crew members and passengers and the nature of the cargo on board, according to the press releases.
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