Israel turns back Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight over pilot’s nationality, reports say
LONDON: An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane bound for Israel returned to Addis Ababa overnight on Sunday after Israeli authorities denied it permission to land because its pilot was an Indonesian citizen, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. The decision followed tighter restrictions on foreign airline crews introduced after a reported attack aboard a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv. Israel and Indonesia do not have diplomatic relations. The Ethiopian Airlines flight’s crew list was submitted to Israeli
Source: Arab News