Reports have recently been circulating on social media about the UAE-basedairline, Emirates, suspending a Tunisian pilot by the name of Moneem SahebTabaa for refusing to fly to Israel. However, the airline has denied theallegation.
A tweet by its official account read: “Emirates has never employed anypilot by this name and all reports circulating on social media around thisare false”.
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It is to be noted that a landmark agreement between the UAE and Israel wasreached on 13 August 2020, and even though Emirates does not fly betweenDubai and Tel Aviv, it is likely that it will launch operations along theroute.
According to international media reports, an Emirates pilot of Tunisianorigin posted on Facebook that he had been suspended for refusing to fly toIsrael.——————————
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His post read: “My activity as a pilot in Emirates Airlines was suspendeddue to my refusal to participate in a flight to Tel Aviv. God is the onlyone who takes care of me, I do not regret it”.
Tabaa has since deactivated his account, and Emirates has denied theaccusation.
