Qatari fighter planes intercepted an Emirati civilian aircraft during an international flight, UAE media reported on Monday.
According to the Emirates News Agency, the General Authority of Civil Aviation received on Monday morning a message from a national airline, stating that “one of its aircraft during its normal flight to Manama and during its flight in the usual tracks, was intercepted by Qatari fighters in a flagrant and serious threat to the safety of civil aviation And a clear violation of international laws and conventions.”
The agency quoted a statement by the Civil Aviation Authority: “The trip is a regular trip scheduled and known track and meet all approvals and permits necessary and internationally recognized.”
The Emirates authority stressed that it “rejects this threat to the safety of air traffic and will take all necessary legal measures to ensure the safety and safety of civil aviation traffic.”
