Shifting political sands engulf Qatar

摘要

Qatar Airways may suffer the greatest operational impact from the Gulf diplomatic crisis, not just overall, but in each state affected by the severing of intergovernmental relations. The Qatari flag carrier is the largest individual capacity provider to Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Ernir-ates, according to FlightGlobal's schedules database [see table). Saudi Arabia's foreign affairs ministry says the government has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Qatar, and has decided to close all airports and its airspace to prevent Qatari transit.