From ynetnews.com:
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/Art...278028,00.html
Foreign airlines flying away
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines crews choose not to stay in Tel Aviv, but to take off immediately after landing
Aryeh Egozy
Foreign airlines are preparing for a possibility of changing the frequency of their flights to and from Israel, in case of an escalation in the north. Two foreign airlines which operate regular flights to Israel already announced that their crews will not be spending the night in Tel Aviv after their flights.
Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines crew members, including pilots and flight attendants, will return abroad shortly after landing and will not stay in Tel Aviv hotels. At this point, the airlines have not canceled their flights to Israel.
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"If a missile hits the center of Israel, there is no doubt that some of the airlines will stop flying here," a source that attended the meeting said Monday.
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Haaretz.com
Last update - 02:20 19/07/2006
Foreign airlines could stop Israel flights if insurance premiums rise
By Zohar Blumenkrantz, Haaretz Correspondent
Foreign airlines could be forced to reduce their scheduled flights to and from Israel, or suspend operations here entirely, if their insurance premiums go up due to the fighting in the North, according to the local head of a foreign carrier who spoke to TheMarker on Tuesday.
The source who wished to remain anonymous said that at an emergency meeting held this week with Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog, he and his colleagues asked the government to apply pressure on international insurers to keep the carriers' passenger and aircraft insurance premiums from rising as a result of the new security situation.
The executive added that Herzog instructed the representatives of foreign carriers to explain to their home countries that despite the missile strikes in the North, many of the country's tourist sites are operating as usual.
A senior Transportation Ministry official expressed concern about the "serious consequences" for air transportation to and from Israel as a result of continued fighting in Lebanon. He said he was worried about the drop in the number of incoming tourists, but said that the war will have less effect on travel abroad by Israelis.
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