sethweinstein

Thanks for this -- hoping my 4.5-hour DOH-BEY after August 17 will shrink down a bit.

Here's the relevant text from the article:

Bahrain is to ease airspace restrictions on Qatar from today following International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) directives to the effect, sources said.
“While the first ease of Bahrain FIR airspace to Qatar is effective tomorrow, more airspace is scheduled to open effective August 17,” a tweet from noted aviation analyst Alex Macheras said.
...[explains an FIR]...
On July 31, ICAO asked all member states to abide by and comply with the Chicago Convention...
The directive was issued after the ICAO Council Extraordinary Session was held at the ministerial level in Montreal, Canada last Monday to examine Qatar’s requirement.