UN aviation body urges Saudi Arabia to improve safety
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
has urged Saudi authorities to upgrade some of its systems to reduce the risk of
a mid-air crash.
It was revealed last week that Saudi airspace is one of
the most potentially dangerous areas to fly in the world, with the rate of
near-crashes surpassing seven times the global average.
There are an
average of 20 near mid-air crashes in Saudi air space each year, compared to
one-three worldwide, a source from the kingdom's General Authority of Civil
Aviation (GACA) told Makkah Daily.
An early warning system that detects when
aircraft are coming near each other has not been working for four years, the
source said.
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