Posted on 05/01/2009 11:02:52 PM PDT by JoeProBono
British airline BMI has apologised after in-flight maps on its London-Tel Aviv service did not identify Israel. The moving maps marked Islamic holy sites but showed only the city of Haifa in Israel, identified by its Arabic name, Khefa. Israeli officials accused BMI of trying to "hide the existence of Israel". But BMI said it was a technical error - the maps had not been changed since the planes were taken over from a former airline which flew to the Middle East.
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BMI? Same airline that fired a stewardess who refused to don an abbaya and walk behind male crew members whilst in Saudi Arabia. No civilised person should patronise this airline for any reason whatsoever.
Is the airline owned by an adherent of TROP?
Israeli officials accused BMI of trying to "hide the existence of Israel". But BMI said it was a technical error -- the maps had not been changed since the planes were taken over from a former airline which flew to the Middle East.
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