Lebanon-Leased Jet Lands in Hot Water after Israel Flight
A Turkish-owned jet leased by the private Wings of Lebanon company has landed in hot water after a flight it made to Israel.
The head of Beirut's international airport, Fadi al-Hassan, said on Thursday that Turkey's Tailwind was asked to remove the Lebanese company's slogan from the Boeing 737-800 jet that it had leased until December.
The plane was also banned from any future landing in Beirut.
Lebanon and Israel have been in a formal state of war since Israel was created in 1948.
Liza Dvir, spokeswoman of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, said the Wings of Lebanon jet landed there on Wednesday and departed the same day.
Wings of Lebanon says the jet was sent to Turkey for maintenance. The purpose of the flight to Israel was unclear.
01 September 2016, 21:58
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How absurd, even a plane is now to be boycotted.
I only hope that the Turkish Tailwind company DOESN'T have a different plane that it can lease to the Lebanese company, who it seems will be punished by their own Airport Authority.
02 September 2016, 23:10
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"The purpose of the flight to Israel was unclear"
knowing how malicious israelis are, it has probably been fitted with spying equipment and rigged to have an 'unexpected accident' and crash on demand... i wouldn't trust anything that has been touched by an israeli
01 September 2016, 22:37
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Interesting that Pakistan and UAE participated with Israel in a military drill but Lebanon can't tolerate a plane that has been to Israel. It explains the current economic situation in Lebanon.
