{"id":1765,"date":"2017-06-05T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T23:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2017-06-05T19:10:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T23:10:45","slug":"members-note-28-qatar-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/members-note-28-qatar-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Members Note 28: Qatar Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opsgroup2017.com\"><strong>OPSGROUP Note to Members 28<\/strong><\/a> is published on <strong>Qatar Sanctions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\">As of today, Monday June 5th, there are several new sanctions affecting operations in the Middle East if any part of your flight involves <strong>Qatar. Primarily this will affect ops to\/from\u00a0<\/strong>OTHH (the primary Doha airport) and OTBD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Because of sanctions applied by other Middle Eastern countries, you will find restrictions applied for these operations. If you are a Qatari-registered aircraft, then most of these countries are completely off limits, otherwise the specifics are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Egypt: <\/strong>You now need permission to overfly Egypt if operating to Qatar. <a href=\"tel:+20%202%2022678535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">+202 22678535<\/a>, 24175605, or AFTN HECAYAYX<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Bahrain: <\/strong>You cannot operate from an airport in Bahrain to an airport in Qatar, and vv.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>: Special permission required to overfly\/depart Saudi to Qatar. Call <a href=\"tel:+966%2011%20525%203336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">+966115253336<\/a>, email <a href=\"mailto:special@gaca.gov.sa\">special@gaca.gov.sa<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>UAE (Emirates FIR)<\/strong>: Ops to Qatar require special approval on +971 50 642 4911 or via email at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fsbureau.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b75fb5761dc5600b058300642&amp;id=8a5255081f&amp;e=bccf741af2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/fsbureau.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3Db75fb5761dc5600b058300642%26id%3D8a5255081f%26e%3Dbccf741af2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1496789610007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7MlsKbnykpxg2D6TvNYJpKt7Naw\">AVSEC-DI@GCAA.GOV.AE<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>ATC Routings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>OTHH is a busy airport. Traffic to and from Qatar, much of which is now banned from neighbouring countries, will reroute primarily into Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has published a <strong>Traffic Orientation Scheme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Qatar <strong>outbound<\/strong> Northbound via Tehran FIR-Ankara FIR. FL150-FL190 routing\u00a0RAGAS-UT430-LAGSA -UL223-TESVA\/ALRAM.<br \/>\n&#8211; Qatar <strong>outbound<\/strong> Southbound via Muscat and Karachi FIRs, FL150-FL190 via RAGAS-M561-ASVIB (KARACHI FIR), and RAGAS-M561-KHM-NEW FIR (MUSCAT FIR)-BUBAS<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Inbound<\/strong> to Qatar from North:\u00a0FL240-FL300 via ALRAM-UT36-MIDSI<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Inbound<\/strong> to Qatar from South: FL240-FL260 via\u00a0N312\/A453-MIDSI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qatar and Bahrain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1767\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/gulf_airspace.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/gulf_airspace.png 667w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/gulf_airspace-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Qatar does not have its own FIR. It sits entirely within the Bahrain FIR. For this reason, Bahrain&#8217;s position on airspace availability to traffic to and from Qatar is critical. The Doha TMA extends from SFC to FL245. Above that sits the Bahrain UIR.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Visa situation &#8211; impact<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The following is a summary of the impact of the entry, residency and transit ban:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Qatari nationals in the region<\/strong>: \u00a0Qatari nationals will be denied entry, residency and transit through the territories of the Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Qatari nationals in UAE<\/strong>: \u00a0Qatari diplomatic staff will have 48 hours to leave, and regular Qatari nationals must exit the country in the next 14 days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>[blur]<span style=\"font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;\"><strong>Bahraini, Egyptian, Saudi, UAE, and Yemeni nationals<\/strong>: UAE and Bahraini authorities have announced bans for their nationals from travelling, transiting or residing in Qatar. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen have not yet applied similar restrictions on their nationals.\u00a0<\/span>[\/blur]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;. <strong>full note available in your<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ops.group\/\"><strong>OPSGROUP Dashboard<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-ico-before dashicons-images-alt\" style=\"background-color: #ebdd12; color: #1c1818;\" href=\"http:\/\/ops.group\/category\/publications\/notes\/\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#ebdd12;color:#1c1818;\">Opsgroup Dashboard login<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-ico-before dashicons-welcome-learn-more\" style=\"background-color: #9e3333; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/opsgroup2017.com\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#9e3333;color:#ffffff;\">Join OPSGROUP for access<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/opsgroup2017.com\/\">request membership of OPSGROUP<\/a> to receive the full <strong>International Ops Bulletin<\/strong>\u00a0delivered every Wednesday, along with <strong>all OPSGROUP\u00a0member benefits<\/strong>: <strong>Members\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Questions<\/strong>, Group Discussions, Slack, free <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.fsbureau.org\/online\/north-atlantic-plotting-chart\">maps and charts<\/a>\u00a0(normally $25), \u00a0Full access to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aireport.co\">aireport<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for group reviews of handlers and airports, <strong>regular alerts<\/strong> for critical international ops info, \u00a0complimentary <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.fsbureau.org\/online\/database\">Airports Database<\/a> (normally $375), Full access to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/safeairspace.net\">safeairspace.net<\/a>\u00a0including updated risk alerts,\u00a0<\/strong> and guidance and help when you want it on any International Operations topic (that last one is really useful!). <a href=\"http:\/\/opsgroup2017.com\/index.html#reviews\"><strong>Read 125 different member reviews<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPSGROUP Note to Members 28 is published on Qatar Sanctions. 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