As the illegal blockade of Qatar wears on, the flow of misinformation from the blockading nations continue.

Yesterday, there were reports in the Saudi Arabian media that Arab states would allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies. However, Qatar's transport and communications ministry and its aviation authority denied these claims, reported Al Jazeera.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) denied the reports in a joint statement.

“The MoTC and CAA confirm that those countries have issued no navigation announcements as followed at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and call upon the blockade countries to not leak such incorrect news before the ICAO Council’s extraordinary session, scheduled for tomorrow (Monday) in Montreal, Canada,” the statement said, according to Gulf Times.

On Sunday, Saudi state news agency SPA had cited a statement from the Saudi aviation authority (GACA) as saying they had already agreed emergency air corridors, which were identified under ICAO supervision, and that they would be open from August 1.

“Nine corridors have been identified including one in international airspace over the Mediterranean sea that will be monitored by the Egyptian authorities,” SPA had said.

Qatar called on the countries to not leak ‘false information’ ahead of the ICAO meeting in Montreal on Monday.

The ICAO’s 36-state governing council could act to settle the row presented by Qatar, but such interventions are rare and time-consuming because the UN agency usually negotiates disputes through consensus.