The General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that the State of Qatar started today, Thursday, March 23, 2023, with the administration of "Doha Region Flight Information" And completely to the airspace of the State of Qatar, in implementation of the decision of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in its first phase.
Authority reported via "Twitter" it’s done "Completion of the first phase of airspace management for the Doha FIR completely from the surface of the earth to infinite heights and parts of international waters".
The authority indicated that the historic decision of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to obtain the State of Qatar’s control of its airspace and the establishment of the Doha Flight Information Region, is the result of the efforts of the Qatari team led by His Excellency Mr. Jassim bin Saif Al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport, and evidence of the international confidence enjoyed by the aviation system. civil in the state.
** It reviews the 8 most important benefits and advantages of the decision of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO):
1- Enhancing air safety and improving the efficiency of aviation operations in the region
2- Adding new air routes
3- Increasing the capacity of the aircraft waiting area in the air
4- Increasing the search and rescue area in accordance with the new dimensions of the region
5- Supporting the development of safe and sustainable air transport operations in the region.
6- Enhancing Qatar’s commitment to the global aviation sector.
7- Providing seamless services while ensuring the highest level of safety and quality.
8- Providing pioneering search and rescue services.
9- Establishing a new airspace of its kind for Qatar
10- The scope of the Doha Flight Information Region has expanded to infinity
