Air France says it will follow Israeli rule barring crew from some nations

YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ONE YET HAVE YOU BECAUSE YESTERDAY AIR FRANCE WAS FLYING EVERYONE BUT NOW THEY CONFIRMED THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH NEW ISRAELI RESTRICTIONS THAT BAR CREW MEMBERS HOLDING NATIONALITY FROM THIRTY-ONE MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES FROM ENTERING ISRAELI AIRSPACE. SO NOW PILOTS AND CABIN CREW WITH PASSPORTS FROM PLACES LIKE IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, OR PAKISTAN CANNOT WORK THOSE SPECIFIC FLIGHTS WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE EXPERTS ARE SAYING THIS COULD TOTALLY EXPOSE THE AIRLINE TO MASSIVE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS IN FRANCE. THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT APPARENTLY PUT THIS DIRECTIVE OUT ON OCTOBER FIRST RIGHT AFTER AN OMANI COPILOT WAS INVOLVED IN SOMETHING BUT THE AIRLINE SAYS THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW LOCAL ENTRY REGULATIONS REGARDLESS. IT IS A SERIOUS LEGAL MESS IN THE MAKING.

THE GROUP CHAT IS LOSING IT OVER THIS BECAUSE AIR FRANCE JUST ANNOUNCED THEY ARE FOLLOWING ISRAELI RULES LIMITING WHICH CREW MEMBERS CAN FLY INTO THEIR AIRSPACE BASED ON NATIONALITY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, CREW WITH DUAL NATIONALITY OR NATIONALITY FROM THIRTY-ONE COUNTRIES THAT LACK DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH ISRAEL, LIKE ALGERIA OR NIGER, ARE NOW BLOCKED FROM THESE ROUTES. THIS CAME DOWN AFTER AN OMANI COPILOT INCIDENT WHICH IS ALL WE KNOW SO FAR, BUT NOW PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING ABOUT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS BECAUSE THE AIRLINE IS ACTUALLY DOING IT. IT PUTS THE AIRLINE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERNATIONAL TENSION AND POTENTIAL LAWSUITS. OK ENOUGH, WHERE ARE YOUR FRIENDS?

Air France is complying with new Israeli regulations that prohibit crew members from 31 Muslim-majority nations from operating flights into or over Israel, potentially risking anti-discrimination lawsuits.

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