Israeli Transport Ministry: No 100% Security Guarantees for Flights
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli transport ministry admits no 100% security guarantee for flights.
- Ministry relies on foreign airlines for crew security checks.
- It lacks intelligence capabilities to vet foreign individuals.
- Civil Aviation Authority notes uncertainty about pilots' origins.
- Absolute security is impossible, short of halting all flights.
Israel's Ministry of Transport stated that it does not possess 100% security guarantees for flights, particularly concerning the "Fly Dubai" airline. A ministry security official explained during a press briefing that the airline's crew names were not provided in advance, and the ministry relies on the company's own declarations regarding security checks performed on its personnel. The official clarified, "We are not an intelligence agency that examines the intelligence background of foreign individuals. We do not have forces abroad, nor do we have staff to check every person there." When questioned about the number of pilots from "enemy states" who had previously landed in Israel, the Civil Aviation Authority indicated that while they estimate there have been no such individuals, absolute certainty is impossible. "There is no 100% in security," a representative stated, adding that grounding all flights would be the only way to achieve complete safety.
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