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Caretha

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7. Cancelling flights

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 06:29 PM

Jul 2014

to one destination is fairly easy. Re-instating flights, not so much. 24 hours will be needed just to work out logistics of re-instating flights.

Airlines are going to take a whole different view of flying over war zones than the government. They have a lot more to loose in this equation and have a very visible recent example of what happens if and when.

American flights aren't the only ones being cancelled. I bet almost every airline from every region has halted air travel for now to Israel.

Netanyahu can ask the state department all day long from each country - that won't do the trick. Airlines are only in business to make money and all decisions when to begin flying into Ben Gurion Airport again will be decided at the corporate level.

Suck on that Netanyahu

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Netanyahu asks Kerry to lift FAA travel ban [View all] Halliburton Jul 2014 OP

Nooooo!! bravenak Jul 2014 #1

Imagine if Kerry says, "Okay" and the ban is lifted ... then something terrible happens MH1 Jul 2014 #21

That would be a disaster of epic proportions. bravenak Jul 2014 #22

it's only 24 hours JI7 Jul 2014 #2

There is nothing to be gained by Still Sensible Jul 2014 #3

Kerry should do no such thing. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #4

Precisely malaise Jul 2014 #16

+1 nt brer cat Jul 2014 #18

Bingo. nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #23

I agree, HooptieWagon. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #27

Israel's comments are quite inappropriate Takket Jul 2014 #5

inappropriate is Netanyahu's style. nt BootinUp Jul 2014 #6

Cancelling flights Caretha Jul 2014 #7

"Hi, you are flying into a warzone." Aerows Jul 2014 #8

You're the captain, Kerry. Don't give in (nt) bigwillq Jul 2014 #9

What is Bibi smoking? Coventina Jul 2014 #10

The Hamas rockets probably pose a minimal risk for flights renegade000 Jul 2014 #11

Yeah, unless one rocket happens to hit the Ben Gurion runways. trof Jul 2014 #17

point taken renegade000 Jul 2014 #20

well, which is it? Is Israel under constant terror from a barrage geek tragedy Jul 2014 #12

Good point Caretha Jul 2014 #13

think it through a little further Mosby Jul 2014 #15

We shouldn't risk anymore civilian airliners being shot down. 4now Jul 2014 #14

The entire world has gone off the deep end. al_liberal Jul 2014 #19

NO! Just HELL no. Texasgal Jul 2014 #24

Michael Bloomberg is going to Fly to Israel to protest the ban JI7 Jul 2014 #25

I hate discussing war tactics, but RobertEarl Jul 2014 #26

The ban is a prestige body blow to Netanyahu. nilesobek Jul 2014 #28

I don't think Kerry can do that in any case. MineralMan Jul 2014 #29