The International Legal Status of the Athinai FIR

Abstract

This article focuses on the legal status of Athinai FIR at a moment when Turkey contests Greece’s right to have a ten-mile air space. Fr4om what is exposed, it is clear that Greece’s position is legally solid and based on international conventions and international practice endorsed by international organizations. On the other hand, Turkey also consented to the delimitation of the Athens FIR at ten miles and participated in the Regional Air Navigation Meetings of Paris (1952) and Geneva (1958) which determined the limits of the Athinai and Istanbul FIRs without expressing any reserve.