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El Al planes carrying mil equipment banned from some Euro airports
Any question as to whose side Europe is on?
JERUSALEM - Planes from Israel’s flagship carrier El Al carrying military equipment to Israel are barred from landing in several European countries to refuel, according to a high-ranking pilot at the airline.

In a letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the pilot said Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal wouldn’t let El Al planes on special cargo flights’ stop over during the recent war in Lebanon. The ban was driven by political considerations,’ said Itai Regev, the head of El Al’s pilots’ union.

As a result, much fewer arms than needed reach Israel’ because the planes, which depart from US bases, have to fly with much lighter cargoes,’ to conserve fuel, the pilot said. El Al refused to comment on the letter.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-09-06
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