Israir Halts Ticket Sales to Morocco After Security Concerns
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israir Airlines has stopped selling tickets to Marrakech, Morocco, and halted expansion plans due to new security directives following an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight. The airline is awaiting final security instructions before resuming ticket sales and further service increases. Existing flights to Marrakech have not been canceled.
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- Israir Airlines suspended ticket sales and expansion plans for flights to Marrakech, Morocco.
- The decision follows new security directives after an attempted terror attack on a Flydubai flight.
- The airline was planning to increase weekly flights from one to three starting in November.
- Israir is awaiting final security instructions from authorized bodies before resuming sales.
- Existing flights to Marrakech have not been canceled, but the lease of an additional aircraft is frozen.
Israir Airlines has suspended ticket sales for its flights to Marrakech, Morocco, and frozen plans to expand its service to the destination. The decision comes in response to new security directives received following an attempted terror attack on a Flydubai flight on September 30. The airline had intended to increase its weekly flights from one to three starting in November and was negotiating to lease an additional aircraft, but these plans are now on hold.
Israir announced the halt on Tuesday, stating it is awaiting final security instructions from authorized bodies. The airline had only recently resumed direct flights to Marrakech in early September, operating one weekly flight. The expansion to three weekly flights was announced less than three weeks ago.
The incident involving the Flydubai flight, where a co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane en route to Israel, has prompted Israeli authorities to re-evaluate security protocols and background checks for foreign airline crews. Israir has not specified which new security measures led to the suspension or how it affects passengers who have already booked tickets, though existing flights have not been canceled.
The company emphasized that its actions are guided by security officials' directives, prioritizing the safety of passengers and crew. The negotiations for the additional aircraft lease have also been frozen.
