Jerusalem Councilmen and municipality officials have recently received a memo explaining the city will not pay for flights on Shabbos even if the travel is business related, MyNet reports.

Deputy Mayor (Yerushalmim) Tamir Nir, who hold the city�s transportation portfolio, was invited to attend a Brussels conference addressing transportation. Nir ordered a ticket, planning to fly back home to Israel on Shabbos since the conference closes on a Friday. Nir explains city officials told him if he flies on Shabbos, he will not be reimbursed for the flight.

As a result, he was required to inquire when Shabbos ends in Brussels and book a flight on motzei Shabbos.

Officials in City Hall explain that in line with city regulation 4.2.11, an employee may not fly to or from a destination if a portion of the flight will violate Shabbos.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)