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GULF CONTINGENCY PLANNING ALTERNATIVE AIR ROUTES IN SAUDI ARABIA

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BRITISH AIRWAYS HAVE ADVISED DTP THAT THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT HAS DRAWN UP CONTINGENCY AIR ROUTES TO AVOID THE NEED TO FLY OVER SOUTHERN GULF WATERS. BA WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE ROUTES MADE AVAILABLE AND THEIR LOCAL MANAGER WILL BE CONTACTING YOU ON THE SUBJECT. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS WITH THE SAUDI AUTHORITIES ON BEHALF OF ALL BRITISH CARRIERS, IE TO INCLUDE HONG KONG AIRLINES.

2. CONTINGENCY AIR ROUTE UT112 WHICH AVOIDS THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS HAS YET TO BE PUBLISHED OFFICIALLY AND IS PRESENTLY THEREFORE NOT AVAILABLE. AIR ROUTE UT111 IS PUBLISHED BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE ARE AS YET UNCERTAIN. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD OBTAIN CLARIFICATION OF THE POSITION AND THE INTENDED DATE ON OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THESE TWO ROUTEINGS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED CARRIERS.

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