Delta, US Air cancel flights between New York and Tel Aviv
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at 08:37 by BigDog..
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CommunipawParticipantDelta Airlines said Tuesday that it has suspended service between New York and Tel Aviv following a report of a rocket near Ben Gurion International Airport, the largest airport in Israel.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/22/travel/israel-flights-suspended/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
22 Jul 2014
at 15:58
CommunipawParticipantAmerican Airlines also suspends service:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/22/travel/israel-flights-suspended/index.html
22 Jul 2014
at 16:19
WillieWelshParticipantIt’s hard to know who will be more relieved. One paranoid nation refusing to fly to another equally paranoid nation.
22 Jul 2014
at 18:12
DanielRawsonParticipantWillieWelsh, Is the one paranoid nation the one which had two airliners flown into buildings with thousands killed and the other paranoid country one which has dared to fight back when rockets are fired onto its land?
22 Jul 2014
at 20:27
SwissdiverParticipantThere is no paranoïa here. There is a fact: rockets can reach TLV airport. And the Israeli army cannot stop them, apparently. So no airline can run the risk to see an aircraft shot down. The decision is just logic.
22 Jul 2014
at 21:22
nmh1204ParticipantBA have tweeted that they’re still flying to TLV – https://twitter.com/British_Airways/status/491633738452058112
22 Jul 2014
at 21:55
BigDog.ParticipantMost American and European majors have headed warnings from aviation authorities…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28427236
Except BA…
….British Airways said in response to questions on Twitter: “We are closely monitoring the situation. Our flights are currently operating as scheduled.”
22 Jul 2014
at 22:22
TheRealBabushkaParticipantMust be very very daring if they’re doing it all this while…
When does daring end and bullying begin I wonder?23 Jul 2014
at 05:06
SwissdiverParticipantI am not sure there is an over-reaction. Clearly the Israeli army cannot stop the rockets. We might have a similar outcome as what happened in South Lebanon a few years ago: lots of casualties, failure to achieve targets on the ground, negotiation to bring back calm. As long there is no cease-fire, any plane is at risk.
23 Jul 2014
at 07:36
Charles-PParticipantAircraft are always at risk. The Israeli Iron Dome system is currently intercepting 89% of rockets that are shown to have a trajectory that would see them land in a populated area, the rocket that landed near the airport was tracked and correctly indicated to be heading toward an open field.
As of this morning airline operators continue to fly into for example:
Paris – riots in the streets at the weekend, multiple examples of antisemitic attacks
London – proven high risk of Islamist terrorism
Madrid – long term ETA bombing campaign focused on transport
Lagos – extensive Islamist terrorism
Nairobi – extensive Islamist terrorismI could go on.
In my view this more about a US President seeking to pressure the Israeli administration than it is airline safety.
23 Jul 2014
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