yesterday i was scheduled to fly a short sector to bari (which is in the brindisi FIR, about 40NM from brindisi itself). when we requested start-up ATC told us that there is a hijacking in the brindisi FIR, the FIR is closed UFN, and start-up is denied. ok.
so we got the company on the phone and told them.
and they told us "WE know NOTHING of a hijacking, so get airborne!"
maybe next time the hijacker should file a request with my company and ask permission.