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Aircraft and transport. Israel closes Haifa Airport for security reasons

Haifa, Israel - "Needs relating to the air space in the area have been addressed", an IDF spokesperson communicates

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have disposed the closure "U Michaeli" International Airport in Haifa, the largest city in the north of the country and the third overall, since "Security needs relating to the air space in the area have been addressed". Haifa is located at roughly 100 km West of the border with Syria, and just 40 km south of Lebanon, and in the past few days the tension in the region...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1149575
Rome, Italy, 02/07/2013 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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