Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority has reaffirmed commitment to its decision on June 5 banning all Qatari aviation companies and aircraft registered in Qatar from landing at the Kingdom of Bahrain's airports or traversing Bahrain's sovereign airspace. The decision does not include the aviation companies and aircraft not registered in Bahrain or Qatar, and wishing to traverse the kingdom's airspace to and from Qatar. The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) said that with regard to the passage of private and chartered aircraft traversing Bahrain 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 being carried by the aircraft. The ministry reiterates its full commitment to the provisions and of the "Chicago Convention 1944 on International Civil Aviation" and other relevant conventions to ensure the safety of international civil aviation, and the flow of international air traffic over the skies of the Kingdom of Bahrain. At the same time, the Kingdom of Bahrain reserves the sovereign right under international law to take any precautionary measures to protect its national security whenever necessary. --More 13:13 LOCAL TIME 10:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1639651
