Afghanistan and Qatar signed an air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday.The Ministry of Transport of Qatar said in a declaration that the MoU will increase air traffic rights in between the 2 countries.&& The MoU can be found in the context of connecting the State of Qatar with more air services arrangements, allowing for its national carrier to expand its network of destinations worldwide,& & the statement said.The MoU was signed by Abdul Salam Haidari, Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation of Afghanistan, and Mohammed Faleh Al-Hajri, in charge of managing the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority.In a post on X, Qatar&& 's Civil Aviation Authority said: && A bilateral conference was held this morning (Monday) between the civil aviation authorities of both Qatar and Afghanistan.&&& & The talks focused on methods to boost cooperation in the field of air transportation in between the two nations and resolved numerous topics of mutual interest in the field of civil air travel,& & the post read.This development comes amidst a boost in overflights over Afghanistan in the previous 2 months.Data shows that airline companies have been diverting flights over Afghanistan in order to avoid Iranian airspace and the growing dispute in the Middle East.
FlightRadar24 revealed 132 over-flights of Afghanistan on 29 September.
On 2 October, the day after Iran attacked Israel, the variety of Afghan over-flights rose to 176.
On 6 October, the daily number had steadily increased to 222.
FlightRadar24, on Monday evening, at 7.40 pm Kabul time, showed a Lufthansa flight and two Singapore Airlines flights using Afghanistan&& 's airspace.The information did not show a breakdown of which airlines were utilizing Afghan airspace however British Airways flights have in current days been recorded on FlightRadar24 as flying over Afghanistan.Many airlines had started routing through Iran and the Middle East after Russian and Ukrainian skies were closed to most Western providers when the Ukraine war started in 2022.
Nevertheless, air traffic control service for carriers flying over Afghanistan has actually not been available because the United States forces withdrew from the nation in 2021.
Rather, airline companies have to count on standards from regulators.The post Afghanistan, Qatar sign air services MoU initially appeared on Ariana News.