Israel's Transport Ministry Faces Delays in Implementing Lessons from Fly Dubai Incident
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Israel's Ministry of Transport is facing delays in implementing security lessons from a near-disaster involving a Fly Dubai flight. A new proposal for pre-approving foreign pilot visas has been deemed unworkable, with crew data only arriving after aircraft doors close. The Ministry of Transport was reportedly surprised by these findings, which highlight ongoing security challenges.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel's Ministry of Transport is delaying the implementation of lessons learned from the Fly Dubai incident.
- A proposed 48-hour advance visa approval for foreign pilots has been deemed unworkable.
- Data on foreign flight crews is reportedly received only after aircraft doors have closed.
- The Ministry of Transport expressed surprise at the findings regarding security screening procedures.
- A security document indicates the Ministry of Transport is legally responsible for foreign flight security protocols.
Israel's Minister of Transport, Miri Regev, is set to receive the findings of an investigation into a near-disaster involving a Fly Dubai flight. However, a recently revealed document indicates that procedures to screen foreign flight crews arriving in Israel have not yet been implemented. According to the document, data on flight crews is only received after the aircraft doors have closed, rendering a proposed 48-hour visa pre-approval plan for pilots unworkable.
The Ministry of Transport expressed surprise at these findings, which suggest a deadlock in addressing the security concerns. The incident, which occurred about two weeks ago, raised questions about whether foreign crews entering Israel were being subjected to different security checks. The National Center for Passenger Data Diagnosis (Mal'an) stated that no changes have been made to existing procedures and that crew information is provided too late to be effective.
Minister Regev had proposed a new system for pre-approving visas for foreign pilots 48 hours in advance. Yet, a letter from the head of Mal'an, Oren Ben Shabbat, to the Ministry of Transport deemed this plan impractical. The letter highlighted the inability to screen crew members based on necessary safety criteria and confirmed that data from foreign airlines is only provided after the plane doors are shut.
This revelation has caught the Ministry of Transport completely off guard, underscoring the ongoing challenges in identifying arriving flight crews and implementing effective security solutions. The article also references a previous report suggesting that the legal mechanism to prevent such security lapses existed but had not been enforced for years, with a security document indicating the Ministry of Transport holds the legal authority and responsibility for setting security protocols for foreign flights entering Israel.
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