DUBAI: Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on board its planes following sabotage assaults in Lebanon, and prolonged flight cancellations for Center East locations because of regional escalation.
“All passengers travelling on flights to, from or by way of Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage,” the service mentioned, weeks after a wave of exploding communication units utilized by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which blamed Israel for the assaults.
In an announcement posted on its web site on Friday (Oct 4), Emirates mentioned that “such objects present in passengers’ hand baggage or checked baggage shall be confiscated by Dubai Police”.
The blasts last month killed at the least 37 individuals and wounded almost 3,000 throughout Lebanon.
Emirates, the Center East’s greatest airline, additionally introduced that its Iraq and Iran routes will stay suspended till Tuesday.
The cancellations had been first introduced within the wake of a significant Iranian assault on Israel this week that noticed missiles flying over Iraq and Iran.
Emirates mentioned its flights to Jordan, which had been additionally suspended, would resume on Sunday.
Flights to and from Lebanon will stay suspended till Oct 15, Emirates mentioned, as Israel steps up attacks on the country, together with elements of the capital close to its solely airport.
A number of different carriers have additionally put some companies to and from Beirut and different Center East airports on maintain.
