French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot announced on Tuesday evening that the air traffic controller who told an El Al pilot over the radio to “Free Palestine” after takeoff has been suspended from duty.
Tabarot wrote on X that after the recordings were examined, which confirmed the complaint, the air traffic controller “has been stripped of all ability to practice until further notice.”
“A disciplinary procedure was immediately initiated. The punishment must be commensurate with the severity of the act.”
Tabarot did not address the antisemitic or political undertones of the act. According to strict air traffic regulations, controllers are forbidden from transmitting any non-air traffic-related communications over pilots’ radios.
The incident occurred moments after an El Al flight took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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So to solve this issue they’ll just move to the next step of not allowing any Israeli companies to fly into their airports. As you can see the trendy “free Palestine” isn’t going away and in fact more countries are embracing it.
Nez:
They’re entitled to do business with whomever and whichever countries they’d like. But the ATC was wrong to inject that into what is a safety-related communication. That was the problem, not his politics.
Yes. His Vile intifada
Jihad
Sharia law POLICY WAS THE PROBLEM! Inciting hate of JEWS. MAY they all be gone soon. Gehenom