Qatar denies recent UAE accusations of airspace violations

Qatar has denied accusations of intercepting two of the United Arab Emirates’ passenger flights, the third such incident over airspace since the blockade on Doha started last summer.

The UAE’s Licensed Civil Aviation Authority stated on Monday that two Qatari fighter jets had « dangerously approached » two UAE-registered business aircrafts whereas flying over Bahraini airspace, and known as it a « flagrant and serious menace to civil aviation and air navigation security ».

In preserving with UAE deliver company WAM, design to be one of the essential aircrafts turned into once compelled to « plan an emergency manoeuver to live far from colliding with the Qatari jets ».

Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) stated the Emirati statement turned into once an try to shroud up the UAE’s extra than one breaches of Qatari airspace.

The QCAA also confirmed Qatar’s commitment to the top worldwide aviation tremendous and security standards.

The UAE, in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt, imposed a land, naval and air blockade on Qatar in June 2017, accusing Doha of supporting « terrorism » and having end ties to Iran, which they give design to as a regional enemy. Qatar has strongly denied these costs.

The air sanctions brought about Qatar in the identical month to attraction to the Global Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the United Nation’s aviation company.

While Qatar has no longer technically banned the four blockading worldwide locations from the exercise of its skies, the UAE has reported Qatar to ICAO on two old times for what they name a violation of their airspace.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera and data companies