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 resulting from 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 provider stated, weeks after a wave of exploding communication units utilized by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which blamed Israel for the assaults.
In a press release posted on its web site on Friday (Oct 4), Emirates stated that “such gadgets present in passengers’ hand baggage or checked baggage will probably be confiscated by Dubai Police”.
The blasts final month killed no less than 37 individuals and wounded practically 3,000 throughout Lebanon.
Emirates, the Center East’s largest airline, additionally introduced that its Iraq and Iran routes will stay suspended till Tuesday.
The cancellations have been first introduced within the wake of a significant Iranian assault on Israel this week that noticed missiles flying over Iraq and Iran.
Emirates stated its flights to Jordan, which have been additionally suspended, would resume on Sunday.
Flights to and from Lebanon will stay suspended till Oct 15, Emirates stated, as Israel steps up assaults on the nation, together with components of the capital close to its solely airport.
A number of different carriers have additionally put some providers to and from Beirut and different Center East airports on maintain.
