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The Emirates airline, based in Dubaibanned beeper devices and the walkie-talkies on board its planes following the sabotage attacks in Lebanon and extended the cancellation of flights to certain destinations in Middle East due to regional escalation.
“All passengers traveling on flights to, from or via Dubai have It is prohibited to carry pagers or walkie-talkies in your checked or cabin luggage,” the company indicated, weeks after a wave of explosions of these communication devices employed by the movement Islamist Hezbollah, who blamed these attacks on Israel.
In a statement posted on its website this weekend, Emirates stated that “objects of this type found in passengers’ carry-on or checked luggage will be confiscated by Dubai Police.”
Last month’s explosions killed at least 37 people and left almost 3 thousand injured in all Lebanon. Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, also announced that its routes to Iraq and Iran will remain suspended until Tuesday.
The cancellations were first announced in the wake of a major Iranian attack on Israel this week in which missiles flew over Iraq and Iran.
Emirates Airlines It said its flights to Jordan, which had also been suspended, would resume on Sunday.
Flights to and from Lebanon They will remain suspended until October 15, the airline reported, in a context of intensification of Israel’s attacks against that country, including areas of the capital close to its only airport.
Others airlines They also suspended some services with origin or destination in Beirut and other airports Middle East.
In recent weeks, these types of attacks with messaging devices have increased, adding hundreds of deaths in Gaza.