Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Some more here

https://theconservativetreehouse.com...es-with-qatar/

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Qatar Airways is still showing my flight as confirmed. It's for Wednesday night.

What are the odds?

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Al-Hayat reports Qatari nationals have been expelled from Saudi Arabia and have two weeks to leave, but those on pilgrimage will be allowed to continue "despite Doha's behaviour."

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Flight to where? Out of the GCC then the chances are good. Into the GCC then who knows. Are the air and sea port bans immediate or 2 weeks as well. If immediate and coming into the GCC then that answers your question.

I'd maybe ring them up ASAP as flight in and out are likely to sky rocket.

Do you have an exit visa?

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Qatar has no FIR (essentially airspace), it's basically all handled by Bahrain. Adjoining FIR's are Saudi and UAE. If flights are denied access to Doha by the controlling FIR states then it would seem to be game over. There might be other factors affecting this as well but a point to consider nonetheless.

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

BBC just announced that all flights to/from Qatar with Emirates, Etihad, Saudi and Gulf air are now cancelled.

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Not quite, the FIRs potentially affecting Qatar are called Emirates(UAE), Bahrain and Tehran. They don't follow national boundaries and are usually straight lines.

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

To / from Dubai.

Weekend is gone. I've come to terms with it. I have free exit visas (no need for employer permission so I can come and go without them knowing, if needed).

Have a flight booked to China on the 24th.

Will there be any issues regarding the airspace?

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Indeed. But Qatar is totally enclosed by the FIR's of other states. Forgot about Tehran though

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

So the only way Qatar flights can fly into/out of Qatar is through Iranian airspace?

So if needed, I can still get out of the country back to UK or elsewhere?

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

That could potentially be the case

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Time to bulk buy rice and dates.

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

The fear scenarios are going through the mind. I don't doubt company would let me work remotely from UK if needed. I have a cat, however. Won't leave it behind.

Weird to think we're in a siege. I used to wonder what it was like to be besieged in one of those old cities of yore. Guess I'm going to find out ;)

But it does make one realise how crippling it would be to Qatar's economy. They can't let this last more than a few days. It'll probably all be resolved by Sunday. Just long enough to ruin the weekend.

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

apparently some airspace has been closed according to the whiners on pprune.

If I was you DXBDOH, I'd get an owl to compliment your cat and escape by sea on an umbrella.

Re: Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

Now there's some wishful thinking!