Originally Posted by
Calum
So is there now a very real chance of Bahrain being able to shut all routes in and out of Qatar? This could get really interesting.
Originally Posted by
makrom
Where did you get that from? I think people are confused what FIR means.
This. While Bahrain provides air traffic control services within the FIR, the airspace in question is considered international airspace (except where it is within 12 miles of the coastline). It is not airspace that is actually owned by Bahrain.