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TSA officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Monday, May 18, 2020, in SeaTac, Wash. Airlines say they are stepping up security on flights to Washington before next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Delta, United and Alaska airlines said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 they will bar passengers flying to Washington from putting guns in checked bags. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Elaine Thompson/Associated Press
In air travel news this week, federal officials and airlines are imposing strong new security measures on flights to the Washington D.C. area after several incidents of rowdy flyers before and after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon require a negative COVID test result from all international p
Emirates airline has suspended a Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly to Israel January 13, 2021 at 2:18 pm
Emirates airline has suspended a Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly to Israel. Moneem Saheb Tabaa confirmed the suspension on his Facebook page, which he has since closed. God is [the] only [one] who takes care of me… said Tabaa. I do not regret it. The pilot is suspended pending a formal hearing.
منعم الطابع طيار تونسي حر يُعاقب بوقفه عن العمل من قبل شركة طيران #الإمارات والذنب رفضه المشاركة برحلة لـ(تل أبيب).. رده كان باختصار الله فقط من يرعاني ولست نادما تحية لك من #فلسطين يابن #تونس الخضراء pic.twitter.com/ELXd5taMqt
As news of his suspension spread across social media, many activists denounced Dubai-based Emirates and praised Tabaa for his defiant stance in opposing last year s normalisation deals bet
A number of anti-Israel sites and social media accounts have been gloating about the Tunisian pilot for Emirates airline who was suspended for refusing to fly to Israel