S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The United Arab Emirates has not yet resumed commercial flights but has created a \u201csafe corridor\u201d to allow passengers to leave the country. According to Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, 17,498 passengers were transported on 60 flights. The air corridor, he said, can handle up to 48 flights per hour and is expected to expand to 80 aircraft movements per hour, with a total flow of 27,000 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next phase of this plan, the minister said, will depend on how the security situation evolves. The corridor was created in coordination with Gulf neighbors. Countries in the region have been targets of retaliatory attacks by Iran, which has been under strikes by the United States and Israel since Saturday (28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of 3 p.m. Tuesday (3), the UAE kept its airspace closed to commercial flights, as did Qatar. In the UAE, Emirates<\/a> and flydubai are operating limited flights. In statements on their websites, Emirates and e Qatar Airways<\/a> \u2014the two Gulf carriers with direct flights to Brazil\u2014advise passengers not to go to the airport unless contacted by the airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan, in turn, has reopened its airspace to all civilian flights, including landings, takeoffs, and overflights across its territory. The reopening followed a thorough risk assessment carried out in coordination with local authorities, Qatar\u2019s state news agency QNA reported, citing the chairman of the board of commissioners of Jordan\u2019s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Deifallah Al-Farajat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brazil\u2019s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira discussed on Tuesday (3) with Jordan\u2019s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi the \u201cpossible scenarios\u201d for the conflict in the coming days. He conveyed \u201cBrazil\u2019s solidarity\u201d and expressed concern over further developments, according to Brazil\u2019s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brazil\u2019s embassies in Doha<\/a>, Qatar, and in Abu Dhabi<\/a>, UAE, said in statements on Instagram that the Brazilian government is in contact with Saudi authorities to assess the possibility of simplified transit visas as an alternative route out of the Gulf, since Saudi Arabia has not closed its airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more<\/em>: Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n
Brazil\u2019s FM talks with UAE counterpart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n