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Bahrain and Egypt suspends flights to and form Qatar and closes air space for all Qatari planes Egyptian Government forms emergency committee to Follow-up contracted laborers in Qatar
The Civil Aviation Affairs at the Bahraini Ministry of Transport and Communications announced a suspension of all flights from and to Doha. This came in an official statement issued by Bahrain News Agency (BNA). Also, Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain's national carrier, announced today the suspension of its multiple daily service between Bahrain and Doha. Gulf Air regrets any inconvenience this may cause to passengers affected by the suspension. A dedicated customer services team from the Gulf Air 24-hour Worldwide Contact Centre has been set up and is contacting affected passengers to offer alternative options, including full refunds on unused tickets and free rebooking to the nearest alternate Gulf Air destinations. The Egyptian authorities have issued a decision suspending all flights between Egypt and Qatar. The authorities also announced the closure of the Egyptian airspace for all Qatari planes. In a statement issued today, Bassem Abdulkareem, media advisor at the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry, said that the decision will go into effect tomorrow at 04:00 a.m. (06:00 a.m., Egyptian local time).