By Zohar Blumenkrantz: "Welcome to Palestine," said a cool Alitalia pilot as he landed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, causing a stir among Jewish passengers and the airline's Jewish employees, a spokesman for the company said.
"We have not spoken to the captain," said the company's spokesperson in occupied Palestine, Orly Segal. "But if this did happen it will not go over quietly."
The incident happened on an overnight flight from Rome to Tel Aviv and touched a nerve on Memorial Day, when the Jews pay homage to the 21,540 Zionists killed in Jewish Israel's wars. A beareaved family coming to pay respects on Memorial Day was on board at the time.
Segal said that airline workers in occupied Palestine have sent a letter of complaint to the Italian national airline's headquarters in Rome and the Jewish Israel Airports Authority has demanded an explanation. "One thing is certain, this captain will not fly to Israel again," Segal said.
Alitalia CEO sent a letter of apology to Jewish Israel's ambassador on Tuesday. The company said that the pilot would no longer fly to occupied Palestine. A similar incident took place recently with another cool pilot of an Air France aircraft.
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"We have not spoken to the captain," said the company's spokesperson in occupied Palestine, Orly Segal. "But if this did happen it will not go over quietly." The incident happened on an overnight flight from Rome to Tel Aviv and touched a nerve on Memorial Day, when the Jews pay homage to the 21,540 Zionists killed in Jewish Israel's wars. A beareaved family coming to pay respects on Memorial Day was on board at the time.
Segal said that airline workers in occupied Palestine have sent a letter of complaint to the Italian national airline's headquarters in Rome and the Jewish Israel Airports Authority has demanded an explanation. "One thing is certain, this captain will not fly to Israel again," Segal said.
Alitalia CEO sent a letter of apology to Jewish Israel's ambassador on Tuesday. The company said that the pilot would no longer fly to occupied Palestine. A similar incident took place recently with another cool pilot of an Air France aircraft.
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