Qatar
ICAO agrees with establishment of Doha Flight Information Region
ICAO agrees to establish Doha Flight Information Region
HE Minister Al-Sulaiti appreciated the stance of the Council Member States for continuing the sessions amid such extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, and for considering and approving the proposal by the State of Qatar to establish a Doha FIR/SRR. He expressed the State of Qatar's thanks and gratitude to the ICAO for its ongoing efforts to serve global civil aviation. He also thanked the ICAO ANC, which consists of 19 member countries, and Air Navigation Bureau of the Organization's Secretariat for the tremendous amount of work that has been invested in addressing the proposal.
Addressing the 223rd Council Session, HE the Minister said: “The proposal by the State of Qatar to establish a Doha FIR/SRR is of a great importance for the future of civil aviation, not only in the Middle East region, but the entire world and is fully consistent with the objectives of the Chicago Convention.”
In addition, he said: “The proposal represents one of the sovereign rights of the State of Qatar and demonstrates the huge investments made by Qatar to develop its air navigation system for the benefit of the region as a whole, by providing safe, efficient, and seamless air navigation services. This is thanks to the country’s possessing of all the factors and capabilities necessary for managing air traffic, and the country’s willingness to provide distinctive and efficient services in the field of search and rescue.”
He added that “the Chicago Convention clearly stated its objectives, and set out as its prime objective the development of international civil aviation in a safe and orderly manner and such that air transport services would be established on the basis of equality of opportunity, and operated soundly and economically”.
He noted that the State of Qatar since joining the ICAO has been committed to applying the principles of the Chicago Convention 1944 with high professionalism in terms of the peaceful use of airspace, freedom of navigation and protection of the environment.
HE the Minister said that the State of Qatar has over the past years reinforced its strong belief in the rules and principles that concerned the regulation of relations between states in the civil aviation community and the State of Qatar is proud of being an active and key participant in this UN organization. He said that Qatar spares no effort in supporting global civil aviation for creating an aviation industry that is characterized by safety, security, sustainability and efficiency.
He added that based on the Council’s decision, coordination has already begun to hold a technical meeting with the Kingdom of Bahrain to complete what has been reached by the ICAO Council and to prepare an implementation plan for the decisions made by the Council. He concluded that Qatar is looking forward to mutual cooperation to implement the decisions in a timely manner.