In light of the boycott being enforced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Qatar, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said in a statement on Monday that it is committed to its decision issued on 10/9/1438 H, corresponding to 5/6/2017, banning all Qatari aviation companies and aircraft registered in the State of Qatar from landing at the State's airports or transiting its sovereign airspace. The statement added that the decision does not include the aviation companies and aircraft not registered in the UAE or Qatar, and wishing to cross the country's airspace to and from Qatar. It noted, in regard to the passage of private and chartered aircraft of the UAE airspace from and to Qatar, non-Qatari private and chartered flights, must submit a prior request to the concerned authority at the General Civil Aviation Authority at least 24 hours, including a list of names and nationalities of crews and passengers, and the cargo carried by the aircraft. The GCAA also reiterated its full commitment to the provisions and of the Convention on International Civil Aviation "Chicago Convention 1944" and other relevant conventions to ensure the safety of international civil aviation, and the flow of international air traffic over the skies of the UAE. --More 13:01 LOCAL TIME 10:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1639637
