
An Iranian woman walks past a Qatar Airways
branch in the capital Tehran on June 6, 2017. A ban on Qatari flights
imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect as first efforts were
made to resolve the biggest feud to hit the Arab world in years. Saudi
Arabia and allies including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
cut diplomatic ties and transport links with Qatar on Monday, accusing
the Gulf state of supporting extremism. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE
“The General Authority of Civil Aviation has decided to cancel all licences granted to Qatar Airways and to close all of its offices in the kingdom within 48 hours,” a statement carried by the official SPA news agency said.
“We urge all passengers who purchased tickets to or from Qatar to check the airline website or contact their travel agent online for a refund,” the statement added.
Qatari share prices closed down 7.58 percent on Monday after five Arab countries — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen — announced they were cutting diplomatic ties with the gas-rich emirate.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced the suspension of all flights to and from Qatar as of Tuesday morning.
Hours later, Qatar Airways, which flies to nine cities in Saudi Arabia alone, announced it had suspended all flights to Saudi, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in the wake of the diplomatic boycott.
The Gulf states have also ordered Qataris to leave within 14 days and banned their own citizens from travelling to the emirate.
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