The UAE banned all international flights serving Doha from flying through its airspace amid diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Arabian Gulf neighbors.

U.A.E.’s airspace will be closed to any planes flying to or from the Qatari capital until further notice, the civil aviation authority said Thursday.

The move expands on an earlier ban on direct flights between the two countries and UAE travel restrictions outlined Wednesday on Qatari passport-holders and citizens of other nations who have Qatari residence permits.

The UAE joined countries including neighbors Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in severing diplomatic ties with Qatar this week as well as any air, sea or land links.

Source: Fana News