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Thursday, February 23, 2017
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Netanyahu reportedly took 2-hour flight detour to avoid Indonesian airspace
Flying from Singapore to Australia earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to take a two-and-a-half-hour detour in order to avoid Indonesian airspace, the Guardian reports.
A member of the delegation confirmed to the paper that the plane took a roundabout route that added hours to the normal flight time. The average direct flight from Singapore to Sydney is around eight and a half hours. Netanyahu’s flight took over 11.
The prime minister was flying on an El Al plane, which, as Israel’s national carrier, is barred from the airspace of many Muslim nations.
Last year Netanyahu called for the establishment of official diplomatic relations with Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country.
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