Emirates Airlines Bans Pagers And Walkie-Talkies

The Times of Israel reports:

Dubai’s Emirates Airlines has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on its flights, following last month’s attacks on Lebanese group Hezbollah involving communication devices that exploded.

“All passengers traveling to, from, or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage,” the airline says in a statement on its website. It adds that any prohibited items found will be confiscated by Dubai Police as part of heightened security measures.

In the deadly September attacks, thousands of booby-trapped Hezbollah pagers and hundreds of radios exploded – attacks that were widely blamed on Israel but which it has not claimed.

Read the full article.

The Emirates airline has banned pagers and handheld radios, known as walkie-talkies, from being transported on their flightshttps://t.co/ngl2vmDJWW

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) October 5, 2024