Tighter security makes it harder to fly Thais out of Tel Aviv

Getting Thais out of Israel is becoming more difficult, after the Israeli government tightened up security in the country and at its airports, admitted a top Thai Airways International (THAI) executive.

THAI chief executive officer Chai Eamsiri said yesterday (Wednesday) that two airlines, without mentioning their names, are unable to fly to Tel Aviv due to the increased security adding, however, that THAI does not have problem repatriating Thais, but is having to adjust its plans by flying to other airports in United Arab Emirates or Jordan to pick up them up, instead of at the airport in Tel Aviv.

Thai Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Israel have been trying to solve this problem, he assured.

A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Airbus 340- 500 left Bangkok Wednesday night to pick up 140 Thais in the United Arab Emirates. The flight, the 4th by the RTAF, is due back in Bangkok today…