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El Al Suspends Flights to South Africa Amid Tensions Between the Countries
El Al Israel Airlines announced on Friday it will be suspending its route to Johannesburg, South Africa, at the end of March, citing a steep drop in demand after South Africa accused Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
“Israelis don’t want to fly to South Africa,” said an El Al spokesperson quoted by Reuters. “They are cancelling flights and planes are pretty empty… We understand it’s the situation because it was different before.
“The fact that the Israelis don’t want to go to South Africa but do want to go to other places helps us decide that we’re pausing that route,” she added.
El Al currently flies up to twice weekly nonstop to Johannesburg.
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