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I announced Qatar Airways Yesterday, Thursday, it announced that – based on the directives of the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority – it will prevent travelers from Beirut Airport from carrying devices. badger And wireless communication (walkie talkie) on board its aircraft until further notice.
The national carrier of the State of Qatar wrote on the “X” platform that “based on the directives issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in the Lebanese Republic, all passengers from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport are prohibited from carrying any pager or walkie-talkie device on board the aircraft.”
“The ban applies to both checked and carry-on baggage, as well as air cargo, and will be in place until further notice,” Qatar Airways added.
Beirut – Based on the directives issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in the Lebanese Republic, all passengers from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport are prohibited from carrying any Pager or Walkie Talkie device on board the aircraft.
The ban applies to both checked and carry-on baggage, as well as air cargo, and will…
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairwaysar) September 19, 2024
The Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Aviation requested in a circular from the airlines operating at Beirut Airport to “inform all passengers departing through the airport that until further notice, it is prohibited to carry any pager or walkie-talkie device on board the aircraft, whether inside a suitcase or a handbag, as well as by air cargo.”
At least 37 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others were injured in Lebanon when pager communications were detonated on Tuesday and then radio communications devices used by Hezbollah members on Wednesday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
These devices have exploded while their users were shopping in stores, walking in the streets and attending funerals, causing panic in the country.
Israel has not commented on the bombings, which occurred the day after it announced the expansion of the objectives of the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip to include securing the northern border area with Lebanon in a way that guarantees the return of Israeli residents to it. However, several security sources said that Israeli intelligence (Mossad) It may have been carried out as this device has a history of launching similar attacks.
The communications equipment explosions came amid a daily exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel since the latter launched its devastating war on the Gaza Strip more than 11 months ago. The party asserts that the cross-border shelling operations serve as a “support front” for Gaza.
