DUBAI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s General Civil Aviation Authority said on Tuesday it was committed to its June 5 decision to ban all Qatari airlines and aircraft registered in Qatar from landing at state airports or crossing its sovereign airspace.
"This comes in light of the boycott imposed by the UAE on Qatar," it said in an e-mailed statement.
The statement said that the decision "does not include airlines and unregistered aircraft in the UAE or Qatar wishing to cross the country's airspace to and from Qatar."
In addition, the private aircraft and non-Qatari flights will have to submit a prior request to the concerned authority at the General Authority for Civil Aviation for at least 24 hours, including a list of names and nationalities of passengers, and a statement showing the cargo carried by the aircraft, the statement said.
The UAE Civil Aviation Authority reiterated its "full commitment to the provisions and provisions of the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the Chicago Convention of 1944 and other relevant agreements to ensure the safety of international civil aviation and the stability of the flow and flow of international air traffic over the skies of the UAE." At the same time, the UAE would be ready "for taking any precautionary measures to protect its national security if necessary."
"It will exercise its right to impose further measures to ensure the security and safety of its sovereign airspace against any threat or risk in accordance with the laws and conventions governing air traffic over its airspace," said UAE Civil Aviation Authority in the statement.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain also reiterated their commitment to Qatar's ban on landing at its airports or crossing its sovereign airspace.
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting terrorism and interfering in its internal affairs.
The UAE last week closed all Qatar Airways offices in the country and blocked the carrier's website. On Monday, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker told U.S. news channel CNN he called on the United Nations to declare the measures on Qatar "illegal."
He also blamed the U.S. of "fueling the crisis" in the Gulf Arab region which marks the worst since 1992 when a border shooting between Qatar and Saudi Arabia triggered tensions.
