First Israel-Emirates Commercial Flight Set for Monday

Breitbart ^ | August 28 2020 | BREITBART JERUSALEM

[knighthawk]

Jerusalem (AFP) — An Israeli-American delegation will fly on the first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday after a landmark deal between the countries, officials said Friday.

“An official Israeli delegation will go to Abu Dhabi on a direct El Al flight for the first time ever,” a spokesman for Israel’s national carrier said, noting the flight from Tel Aviv was set for Monday.

Jared Kushner, top aide and son-in-law to US President Donald Trump, has confirmed he will be on the flight, alongside National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.

[dfwgator]

“Will that be terrorist or non-terrorist seating?”

[reg45]

All non-terrorist seating. It’s El-Al.

[Sacajaweau]

One step at a time.

[Gay State Conservative]

I've never been to Israel...and have never flown El Al.However,I've read that at Israeli airports there are about a dozen layers of security...starting when you enter the airport's parking lot.Plain clothes agents pull people aside and grill them,look in their bags,etc,etc.

IIRC terrorism hasn't been a factor at Israeli airports,or on El Al,for decades.

[gandalftb]

Israel national security advisor Meir Ben Shabbat and director-general of Israeli MFA Alon Ushpiz.
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The flight number and flight plan is known. Flight Tracker will be active.
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I don’t think I want to join them.

[Rebelbase]

Are you inferring that Israeli security profiles people at the airport? The horror!

[roostercashews]

Not that I blame you, and I doubt I would join them either, but El Al has the only air defense system for passenger jets that I know of.

Copied from Wikipedia:

El Al planes have been fitted with anti-missile counter-measures since the early 2000s, with the initial system known as Flight Guard.[66][67][68][69]

Since the early 2000s, El Al has been the only commercial airline to fit its planes with systems to defend against anti-aircraft missiles. In 2014, El Al began to fit some of its planes that fly on more sensitive routes with an updated missile approach warning system (MAWS) that employs an infrared missile-tracking camera, an “infrared (IR), ultra-violet (UV), or radar missile-approach warning sensor to detect a missile launch in the very early stages of an attack” and a laser system to act as a counter-measure.[70] In November 2014, under the Israeli government’s SkyShield programme, Elbit’s Commercial Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasures (C-MUSIC) system was adopted by El Al. “C-MUSIC is one of the biggest and most complex projects ever undertaken at Elbit and in Israel”

[gandalftb]

There are no counter-measures for drones. With the Iranians just offshore.....

[SJackson]

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[Spok]

Israelis profile (oh the horror!) at Ben Gurion Airport. It’s subtle, unobtrusive and phenomenally effective. I always feel safe.

[Gay State Conservative]

What I've read said that it's anything *but* subtle *or* unobtrusive...but *is* phenomenally effective. IMO “obvious” and “in-your-face” works for me...particularly given the neighborhood Israel's in.