DUBAI — Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies onboard its planes following sabotage attacks in Lebanon and extended flight cancellations for Middle East destinations due to regional escalation.
'All passengers traveling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage,' the carrier said, weeks after a wave of exploding communication devices used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which blamed Israel for the attacks.In a statement on its website on Friday, Emirates said 'such items found in passengers' hand luggage or checked baggage will be confiscated by Dubai Police.
Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, also announced that its Iraq and Iran routes would remain suspended until Tuesday.The cancellations were first announced in the wake of a major Iranian attack on Israel this week that saw missiles flying over Iraq and Iran.Emirates said its flights to Jordan, which were also suspended, would resume on Sunday.
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