After Delta Reroutes Flight Into Israel, 5 Other Airlines Suspend Flights To Tel Aviv On Missile Worries
( This is the cover story. Rockets fell closer to BG last week to no effect. This is Obama/Kerry putting a HUGE (plausibly deniable) economic sanction on Israel for refusing to accede to Kerry’s ceasefire as formulated by Hamas’ only allies, Qatar and Turkey. – JW )
U.S. FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL HALTED BY FAA
About two hours ago, and in the aftermath of the public outcry regarding flights in conflict zones, first Delta then most other major international carriers announced they would suspend flights to Israel “until further notice” amid concerns that a rocket landed near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. The list of confirmed airlines that have halted such flights is shown below.
- US Airways also said it has canceled two flights to and from Tel Aviv from Philadelphia.
- United Airlines canceled two flights from Newark to Tel Aviv, according to FlightAware.com.
- American Airlines told NBC News that it is meeting to discuss the situation.
- Lufthansa said there are no changes to its Tel Aviv flight schedules for now.
- British Airways said it continued to operate as normal but is monitoring the situation.
- KLM said it was meeting to discuss the issue.
According to NBC, “the move comes amid heightened concerns over the safety of passenger aircraft flying over war zones. A Malaysian Air Lines jet with 298 aboard was brought down as it was flying over contested Ukrainian territory. The White House said the Federal Aviation Administration has not issued any notices about flights over the Middle East. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told NBC News there is no event to the best of his knowledge taking place now at Ben Gurion. He said he believes the Delta cancellation probably came after a rocket fell 3 miles from the airport earlier Tuesday.”
The flight redirection is shown most vividly in the following flight pattern of Delta flight 468 from New York to Tel Aviv (via Flightradar24) which was rerouted shortly before arrival and landed in Paris instead.
Meanwhile Israel says there is nothing to fear. From Bloomberg:
After US Air and Delta cancel flights scheduled to land in Israeli airport this evening, Transport Minister Israel Katz says Ben-Gurion safe for landings and take-offs, according to Aviation Authority. No concern for safety of planes or passengers.
For now, however, nobody is taking chances with another MH17 tragedy.
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WarSclerotic 
July 22, 2014 at 10:17 PM
Sigh……
So the day after Kerry gives the terrorists $47 million we have this.
Sadly Congress will do nothing to stop these traitorous actions.
Best we can hope for here is some level of change following the mid-terms in November. Which the Rats will try to cheat and subvert on all levels yet again.
Thank God Israel has Egypt and Saudi Arabia in their corner right now.
July 22, 2014 at 11:03 PM
Couldn’t agree more Mark.
July 23, 2014 at 1:17 AM
“According to NBC, “the move comes amid heightened concerns over the safety of passenger aircraft flying over war zones.. . .”
Seems to be a reasonable statement, as do actions taken by some airlines to suspend operations to/from BG; and possible actions contemplated by other carriers.
If it takes an El-Al 737/47/67/77 knocked down by action taken by a militant (Hamas or IDF: doesn’t matter), everything will be just a tad late.
Or will we then be treated to more bombastic drivel in the comments section?
July 23, 2014 at 3:57 AM
Dude better lay off the drugs, you’re really tripping man…..
July 23, 2014 at 4:16 AM
If Obama and Kerry were really concerned about the danger of Hamas rocket fire around Ben-Gurion the logical thing to do would be for them to help Israel crush Hamas until the rocket fire stopped, not shut down air transportation in Israel. But like school yard bullies they don’t stop the aggressor, they help the aggressor attack the victim.
Obama and Kerry are aiding and abetting the terrorist organization Hamas. They are complicit in the war on Israel.
But why should we be surprised? Obama told us exactly what he would do in his book “Audacity of Hope”.
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
— Barack Obama
Apparently Obama thinks the winds have shifted in an ugly direction for Hamas and now he must stand with the Muslims and come to their rescue.
July 23, 2014 at 7:10 AM
OK nice move.
I made meself a tasty bag of popcorn and am waiting to see exactly how this is going to backfire….
July 23, 2014 at 10:53 AM
According to Obama’s logic, all American airports should be shut down today, there were 4000 laser strikes on U.S. airline pilots at American airports last year. What’s worse? A blind flight crew or a small rocket that hits a mile away from the airport?
Obama’s travel advisories and flight suspensions are his contribution to the BDS attack on Israel.
July 23, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Hey I would also like to make my little contribution to the BDS movement. I think Palestine should be shunned unequivocaly by the entire world. It is, after all, Made in Israel, in the very heart of the occupied territories of the Zionist Entity.
July 23, 2014 at 5:42 PM
The flight suspension at Ben-Gurion is simply a case of Obama holding Israeli air transport hostage until Israel surrenders to Obama’s demands for an immediate truce and cease fire in Gaza.
It’s simple, if Obama’s team is getting beat, call a time out.