Pilots’ union raps Lufthansa move to resume Israel route | Reuters
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Germany’s pilots’ union criticized a decision by Air Berlin and Lufthansa to resume flights to Israel, ending a ban imposed in response to fears that rockets fired from the Gaza Strip may hit aircraft.
Lufthansa and Air Berlin said they will resume flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday, the same day a 12-hour humanitarian truce agreed by Israel and Hamas began.
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Joerg Handwerg, a board member at German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said the decision seemed driven by political and economic factors rather than by security reasons.
“We should not be flying to locations where shots are being fired,” Handwerg said. The truce was only temporary and Israel’s rocket defense system appeared unable to hold up all rockets, he said.