Palestinians Get More Air Miles on Delta?
February 8, 2012 16:09 by Simon Plosker
While I don’t fly all that often, I seem to have joined a lot of frequent flyer schemes. Looking at Delta Air Lines, it’s tempting to sign up for what looks like a great way to make some extra air miles.
According to Delta, the “Palestinian Territories” are included as a Middle East destination. So what if I were to fly from the US to Israel? Ben-Gurion Airport is just under 6 miles from the border of the West Bank so surely I should get at least 7 or 8 extra air miles for traveling to the Palestinian Territories?
But wait… there’s no international airport in the West Bank and Delta doesn’t actually land there. Does this mean that Palestinian flyers are getting more air miles than Israelis even though they are both landing at Ben-Gurion?!
Discrimination! I won’t be flying Delta again.
Joking aside though, Delta’s odd choice of destination is real even if it doesn’t fly there. Worse though is the fact that Delta used the politically loaded term “Occupied Palestinian Territories” before online protests and the intervention of Shurat HaDin, the Israel Law Center forced Delta to remove “Occupied”.
Still very strange though. Is a virtual destination for international airlines the next phase of the Palestinian statehood campaign?
Update: Since I wrote this, Delta has removed the “Palestinian Territories” from their list of Middle East destinations, presumably as a result of all the negative publicity and complaints received.
Before that happened, it looks like someone had a laugh at Delta’s expense. Check out the video below:
Ploni
6:27 pm
Feb 08, 2012
Didnt Delta merge with a Saudi airline last year and restrict Jews from boarding flights that stopped-over in Riad? Or was it another American airliner?
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jeb stuart
5:02 pm
Feb 09, 2012
Senator Mirk asked for an investigation in June of last year. I am unable to find anything more current. But then aP and Reuters cover that area and most of teir copy is virtual news. another report claimed Bibles were also banned from those flights, but Bibles have been banned in Saudi Arabia since forvever because Islam is virtually open minded.
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jeb stuart
4:57 pm
Feb 09, 2012
The Obama Presidency suggested as a measure to restart the peace process, a Palestinian virtual border. A de facto state with undecalred final borders. That didn’t fly. For the “Palestinians” to have a viable state they will need an airport, should we be surprised the virtual state of Palestine has a virtual airport, what’s next a virtual Sea Port? Against that back drop is Obama’s treatnent with a virtual Israeli government. For the past few months Netanyahu has been virtuallty ignored as the legal elected leader of Israel instead the media has settled on Obama’s formula to treat with Ehud Barak Defense Minister with a minority bloc within a minority party allied with Netanyahu and Dagan a retired Mossad chief. But no one clearly identified as close to Netanyahu, a Zionist. Zionist being a dirty word in the White House. It’s no wonder America is accepting a virtual foreign policy when considering necessary courses of action in dealing with the very real Islamist Middle East the Obama government is helping to create.
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David
5:11 pm
Feb 09, 2012
Just coincidence that Delta dropped its nonstop flight from Atlanta to Israel, regularly packed with Christian tourists, around the time the deal was signed with the Saudis?
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phili
6:35 pm
Feb 09, 2012
Now not only some individuals but a (supposedly) well organised airline has also fallen for muslim propaganda. Thank you Honest Reporting for another exposure.
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Noam
12:46 am
Feb 10, 2012
Let’s blast when the blasting is justify. i used the link provided in the article and i checked the Delta website. NEITHER shows Palestinian anything. The previous screed about Delta and Saudi Arabia was also false. Delta cancelled the direct flight from JFK to Tel Aviv for business reasons having NOTHING to do with Saudi, Jews or any such nonsense.
Saudi Arabia forbids Bibles, crosses, stars of David, Christian books, Jewish publications but all this has nothing to do with Delta.
Hey, Honest Reporting, let’s keep the reporting honest.
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Sol
4:02 am
Feb 10, 2012
Problem fixed.
Here is the link:
http://dmn.delta.com/skymiles/direct/charts/middleeast/
You can fly Delta again…
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Brent Pudsey
3:58 pm
Feb 11, 2012
Delta needs to look at its priorities. The Palestianian territories have been part of supporting many terriorist groups which have sought to destroy areas in which Delta has benefited. They need to support Israel and other peace loving nations.
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Happy West Banker
5:50 pm
Feb 12, 2012
They might not fly to Palestine any more but on the DELTA site, under Asian Countries Palestine is still listed .
as a country.
Please let DELTA know!!!
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