Posted on 09/06/2011 10:56:55 AM PDT by americanophile
Will Israelis be forced to say goodbye to cheap flights through Turkey? Sources in the travel industry say that the detention and humiliation of Israeli passengers at the Istanbul airport on Monday signals a new, pessimistic era – especially for those seeking low-cost flights to a variety of destinations across the world.
Some travel agencies are already experiencing a halt in reservations for the High Holiday season.
The incident, which was first reported by Ynet, took place after the passengers arrived on a Turkish Airlines flight. For many years, this company has been offering Israelis flights to a large number of destinations across the world, requiring a stopover in Istanbul, and serving as a cheap solution for reaching Europe, the United States and the Far East.
Ronen Carasso, VP marketing for Issta Lines, told Ynet that until now, despite the high tensions with Turkey since the flotilla raid and "boycott" many Israeli declared on the Turkish clubs, these flights were a sort of "island of stability" and remained quite popular among Israelis.
'The last stable element' "Even throughout the recent period, it continued in an extraordinary manner and was the last stable elements in flights to Turkey," said Carasso. "Since this morning, we have been receiving calls from dozens of people asking to cancel their Turkish Airlines reservations following the incident."
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
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Turkey desiring a little bit of those Gen 12:3 curses. So be it.
Did they make the Jews wear yellow stars of David?
Did they offer them showers?
So what was this incident with respect to Israeli passengers? The story doesn’t say.
Scores of Israeli passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul were held for several hours by local police, and had their passports confiscated before finally being allowed into the country. Others experienced similar treatment in transit through Ankara airport on their way back to Israel. Some reported humiliating investigation by local authorities including strip-searches before being released. Israelis who frequently make the trip told Ynet such incident was unprecedented.
There’s a link in the story.
Turkey needs to be kicked out of NATA and placed on the Islamic nutcase list pronto. Ataturk must be spinning in his grave over what is happening there now.
NATA = NATO.
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