Abu Dhabi recordsdata a criticism after Qatari fighter jets intercepted two Emirati planes

Continued – INA The UAE introduced on Tuesday that it’s going to file a criticism with the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO) after Qatari fighter jets approached two Emirati passenger planes, in line with what a high-ranking Emirati official introduced. Saif Al Suwaidi, head of the UAE Basic Civil Aviation Authority, advised AFP, “As we speak we are going to file a criticism with the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group about these two critical accidents with the proof we have now collected.” He added, “We are going to demand the group’s intervention to stop Qatar from repeating this conduct.” On Monday, Abu Dhabi accused Qatari fighter planes of “intercepting” an Emirati civilian aircraft that was on its strategy to Manama, and a second civilian aircraft throughout its descent to Bahrain Worldwide Airport, in a brand new escalation within the Gulf disaster. Al Suwaidi said that the Qatari fighter jets approached the 2 planes to a distance that posed a menace to the protection of the 2 flights. Doha shortly denied the Emirati accusation of “intercepting” the primary civilian aircraft, confirming by its International Ministry spokeswoman Lolwah Al-Khater that the accusation was “unfaithful.” The Emirati accusation comes after Qatar mentioned on Saturday that it had knowledgeable the United Nations that an Emirati army aircraft that was additionally heading to Manama violated its airspace at the start of this January, following an identical incident final December. Relations between the UAE, Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, on the one hand, and Qatar, alternatively, have been severed since June 5, after the 4 nations accused Doha of supporting terrorism, which it has repeatedly denied. Upon severing their relations with Qatar, the 4 nations took punitive measures in opposition to it in an try to tighten the financial and industrial stranglehold on it, together with stopping Qatari plane from crossing their airspace. Mutual accusations relating to aviation security and violations of the airspace point out a brand new escalation within the disaster. Al Suwaidi mentioned that the 2 incidents prompted Abu Dhabi to seek for an alternate route for its planes heading to Manama, however he identified that this matter “will take time as a result of we should attain an settlement with Bahrain.”