Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Plane Diverted From Israel Over Crew Member's Nationality

By חדשות כיפה

Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba

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An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane heading to Israel returned to Addis Ababa because a crew member held Indonesian citizenship, a country without diplomatic ties with Israel. This occurred due to new Israeli security protocols requiring airlines to vet crew nationalities for flights to Israel. The stricter measures were implemented after a September 30 incident where a Flydubai co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain on a flight to Israel.

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An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane returned to Addis Ababa due to an Indonesian crew member.
Indonesia does not hold diplomatic relations with Israel.
New Israeli security protocols require vetting crew nationalities for flights to Israel.
The new rules follow an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight to Israel on September 30.
The Flydubai co-pilot, an Omani citizen, allegedly attacked the captain.

Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Plane Diverted From Israel Over Crew Member's Nationality — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Indonesia does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. The crew manifest was reportedly received by Israeli authorities only after the plane had already departed, but the system flagged the unusual nationality and raised an alert. Consequently, the decision was made to deny the aircraft entry into Israel, and it returned to its origin airport.

The incident follows new security procedures implemented by Israel's Ministry of Transport for foreign flights. On October 1, an emergency directive was issued to airlines prohibiting the assignment of crew members holding citizenship from countries that do not have diplomatic ties with Israel on flights to the Jewish state. Airlines are now required to verify the nationalities of their crew and cross-reference this information with a list of restricted countries.

These new guidelines were enacted following a serious attempted attack on a Flydubai flight to Israel on September 30. The co-pilot, an Omani citizen, allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane. The incident was thwarted by a group of Israelis and an alternate crew on board, leading to an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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