[globalheater]

completely correct.

It is bravery to allow El AL to flare over airports in switzerland. Only cowards fly without.

Given the bif threat of manpads wielding islamofacists on the rampage in switzerland it is irresponsible to holf brave nations from fullfilling their duties by installing pyrotechnics to aircraft.


Seriously - you are quite safe in switzerland - unless you stand next to an airport fuel depot and someone is raining burning magnesia over it.

[Lurker]

Um, do you know from where El Al aircraft take off from?

There may not be a threat in Switzerland, but for damn sure there's one in Israel. Maybe they could leave their defenses on a cloud and pick it up on the way back.

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[Nathan Zachary]

"Seriously - you are quite safe in switzerland - unless you stand next to an airport fuel depot and someone is raining burning magnesia over it."

So, you think that these think fire flares everytime they land? Or are you saying Muslims fire rockets at planes alot but miss

I wonder how safe you'll feel when some Muslim miss-reading his Koran fires a missle at one of those planes and brings it down on those fuel depots.

[Blueflag]

Global --

Ever LOOK at aiport designs? Fuel depots are NEVER under the arrival and departure paths. They are well off to the side. Also, the tanks are not going to be compromised by a flare's 'flame'.

Lightning is far more or a risk.

Now, a flare, or a bunch of flares falling in a civialian area could pose a risk of ignition (or some fool getting burned.

BUT honestly your comment raises false fears -- it is a 'red herring'.

I think an irliner falling out of the sky is a more dangerous falling object.

Would you object if all airlines had this capability, or just El Al?