Qatar Airways welcomes the Judgment of the International Court of Justice affirming that the ICAO Council has the jurisdiction to hear any disagreement relating to the interpretation and implementation of the Chicago Convention 1944 and the International Air Services Transit Agreement.

Qatar Airways firmly believes that travel is a right for all and that this world is all of ours to explore. Qatar Airways will pursue all available legal remedies to secure full compensation to protect its rights and the rights of its customers.

Qatar Airways stated in a press release:

"In line with the ruling of the ICJ and the legal precedent allowing the State of Qatar to continue its case at ICAO against the blockading States, Qatar Airways will pursue its case for appropriate compensation of the financial injuries inflicted on Qatar Airways as a result of the illegal airspace blockade."

Qatar Airways said:

"We look forward to observing the return of Qatar to Montreal to urge the ICAO Council to condemn the illegal airspace blockade of it and take appropriate actions to require the four blockading states to comply with their obligations under international law in order to restore the normalcy of international civil aviation."

Qatar Airways added:

"The arbitrary and abusive measures that these four States have taken against us have devastated our carefully planned decades-long program for investment and growth in those countries; they have arbitrarily prevented us from serving hundreds of thousands of passengers, and transporting tens of thousands of tons of cargo to and from each of these countries annually."

For more information on the ICAO ruling of 14 July 2020, and the history behind the case, please click here: Qatar can challenge airspace restrictions imposed by blockading countries at ICAO: ICJ ruling

Source: QNA

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Nabeela

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