Updated data from the European Aviation Safety Agency (IASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed that there are five Arab countries in the list of areas that European and American airlines are prohibited from using their airspace in whole or in part, in addition to limited geographical areas in other Arab countries.

The data are based on warnings issued by the two authorities as well as notifications to the airlines themselves regarding the potential risks of using this airspace for commercial flights, and the list of Arab countries include Syria, Iraq and Libya as well as Yemen and Somalia.

According to the data, the active ban notices on the Iraqi, Syrian and Libyan airspace as well as Somalia extend until 25 October next year, while the period of the ban for Yemeni airspace until the end of November and Libya until the end of October, noting that these ban periods can be extended according to For information from the specialized agencies regarding the assessment of conflict zones.

Since the tragic incident of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which fell over Ukrainian airspace, there is a general consensus that countries will share information on the risks and potential threats in conflict areas, and in 2015 ICAO launched a specialized center on conflict zones and its impact on transport safety. Airspace so that each State can, on a voluntary basis, inform its information about a particular risk in these areas