Posted on 07/22/2014 11:37:42 AM PDT by Nachum
Delta said it suspended service to and from its New York JFK hub "until further notice," while the Israel Airports Authority would only confirm that the carriers had suspended flight scheduled for Monday. US Airways has not yet released a statement.There is an answer, but so far only El Al has bought into it. American Airlines (which recently merged with USAir) decided six years ago that the solution was too expensive.United announced it was also suspending flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.
Transportation Minister called on American aviation companies to return to normal functioning, stressing that Ben-Gurion airport was safe from for take-offs and landings, and that there was no security concern for passenger planes."There is no reason for the American companies to stop their flight and give a prize to terror," he said.
Though media had reported that the US Federal Aviation Authority had ordered the cancellations, it did not issue any new guidance on flying through the region. The airline companies had acted on their own authority.
An order from the FAA could have had far greater repercussions for Israel's economy.
"As soon as the FAA gives such an order to US carriers, in most cases it's a domino effect, and most European carriers will be forced to suspend their flights," said an industry source.Regardless, the source added, "This is a huge coup for Hamas."
Tourism accounts for about 5% of Israel's exports, and has already declined as a result of the rocket fire from Gaza.
According to Channel 2, Israeli and American flight officials are reportedly trying to come to an understanding regarding the US concerns over rocket fire.
Israel contends that the Iron Dome rocket defense system, which has proven to be 90% effective during Operation Protective Edge, is also capable of intercepting projectiles in the area of Ben-Gurion Airport.
The rocket which landed in the courtyard of a home in Yehud on Tuesday, causing damage and leaving two people lightly injured, marked the first direct hit in the greater Tel Aviv area since the Gaza operation began more than two weeks ago.
"The FAA immediately notified US carriers when the agency learned of the rocket strike and informed them that the agency was finalizing a [Notice to Airmen]" prohibiting the flights.The US issued a travel warning against traveling to Israel or Gaza this morning. Nevertheless, over 200 North American immigrants arrived here today....
Delta diverted flight 468 from JFK with 273 passengers and 17 crew, Paris-Charles de Gaulle "after reports of a rocket or associated debris near the airport in Tel Aviv," and said that it was working to re-accommodate its customers.
While the FAA does not have jurisdiction over European or other international air carriers, the decision may lead to other cancellations.
"As soon as the FAA gives such an order to US carriers, in most cases it's a domino effect, and most European carriers will be forced to suspend their flights," said an industry source. "This is a huge coup for Hamas."
Air France suspended all flights to and from Israel due to "security reasons linked to the evolution of the local situation," Reuters quoted an airline spokesman as saying.
Lufthansa, Swiss Air, and KLM also suspended flights to Ben Gurion.
Sure. Whatever. Tinfoil on a little too tight?
No, I simply know more about airline operations, and Israel than you.
The world’s a little on edge....no one wants to see another passenger airliner hit with ANYTHING.
Period.
It would be STUPID to fly on a US airliner into Israel during peacetime. I’ll take the security and countermeasure capability of El Al any day of the week.
“Are the Hamas rockets a danger or not? Make up your mind.”
They only became a danger when our president found a way to use them to PUNISH ISRAEL.
“It is 100% an Obama boycott of the State of Israel.”
CLEARLY that’s the case...a shame that others trust the president so much.
Sure thing internet genius
You should read again what you posted at no.30. Do you have dual citizenship, Israeli-United States?
In this particular case, I believe Valerie Jarrett and John Kerry are traitors to this country, and we should be aiding the Israelis. Instead, we’ve been providing the Arabs with weapons and allowing them in our backdoor across the southern border.
As for “strawman”, I once worked in a government vault full of classified documents. One of them was the Congressional Report on the Attack of the USS Liberty (TSC). The Israelis did it purposefully, for they knew that the ship would have evidence they did not want made public, and I can not tell you what it was without breaking the law.
I absolutely have to side with Israel on the Liberty.
That spy ship didn’t belong there, and its captain damn well knew it. It was there to feed Israel’s enemies with intelligence. They knew that the US Navy was not going to come to their rescue.
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>> “It is 100% an Obama boycott of the State of Israel.” <<
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You are 100% correct on this.
The USS Liberty was in international waters. The Israelis should NOT have killed Americans out in open water.
Do I support Israel? Yes. But I am not stupid-blind about it and fully recognize that they have their own objectives as a foreign nation.
>> “They only became a danger when our president found a way to use them to PUNISH ISRAEL.” <<
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Correctamundo.
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>> “I sense something big is going to happen in regards to cleaning out the rat’s nest called Gaza” <<
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Gaza needs to glow in the dark!
>> “Almost sounds as though you support some kind of genocide against Palestinians. I know that isn’t in Israel’s plans.” <<
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Israel knows that Yehova has promised to do that for them, so why would they bother? Read your Bible.
When a nation is at war, there are no “international waters” within their reach.
The US has always been mega-stupid WRT Israel.
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Israel is a foreign country, not the fifty-first state. They can do what they want, and usually do. But killing the sailors of one of the few nations in the world that supported Israel was dumb-f..k stupid.
As to our mega-stupid actions WRT Israel, well, we no longer need Middle Eastern oil.
There are a great many things that will soon be different: OPEC is nearly impossible to identify any more; the Muslims are threatening to kill each other and destroy Mecca and Medina in the process; Europeans are busy driving Jews into moving nearly en-masse to Israel permanently.
How dumb can you get? They’re forcing out the smartest people on earth and replacing them with cretins who only breed with their cousins!
The FAA ban has been extended for another 24 hours!
The Liberty was NOT supporting Israel; they were supplying Israel’s enemies with military intelligence.
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Really? You’ve read the TS Congressional Report, then?
It describes exactly what the USS Liberty was doing. An activity which is not any different than what we are doing in the present, but today we use updated technology.
So, when are you repudiating your U.S. citizenship and moving to Israel?
What is your game?
Of course we are doing the same today, or much more with O’muzzie in control. What do you think ISIS is? O’muzzie’s pet hobby. Remember Benghazi?
If you can’t handle reality, why bother with FR?
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