Siegfried Modola | Reuters
Passengers on line for security control before departure at the Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv July 22, 2014.
US aviation authorities on Wednesday extended a ban on US airlines flying to Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport for another 24 hours.
“The agency is working closely with the Government of Israel to review the significant new information they have provided and determine whether potential risks to U.S. civil aviation are mitigated so the agency can resolve concerns as quickly as possible,” the FAA said in a statement.
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On Tuesday, the FAA prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Israel’s main airport for 24 hours after a Hamas rocket exploded nearby. Some major U.S. airlines had already independently canceled flights to Ben Gurion Airport.
Airlines and passengers are growing more anxious about safety since a Malaysia Airlines jetliner was shot down over Ukraine last week, killing all 298 people aboard.
—By CNBC.com.
