Lebanon bans Cypriot-Israeli airline from entering airspace, landing
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Lebanon's Civil Aviation Authority says the Cypriot company has become 49.9% owned by the Israeli company "Knafaim Holdings Ltd."
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A TUS AIR aircraft taking off from an airport (TUS AIR)
Lebanese authorities announced on Saturday that they have \barred the Cypriot airline, TUS AIR, from flying in Lebanese airspace or landing at Lebanon's international airport, due to some of its shares being owned by an Israeli company.
In a statement published by the state-run Lebanese National News Agency, the Director General of the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority, Fadi Al-Hassan, indicated that the Cypriot company has become 49.9% owned by the Israeli company "Knafaim Holdings Ltd."
Al-Hassan had received a letter from the Cypriot Civil Aviation Authority announcing the appointment of TUS AIR to invest in air transport services between Cyprus and Lebanon, based on an agreement between Lebanon and Cyprus countries in 2017.
The Lebanese official indicated that the ban decision will be enforced until further notice, pending recommendations from the upcoming conference of the liaison officers of regional offices on the boycott of "Israel" in terms of banning any form of dealing with the aforementioned company.
The Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority referred the matter to the General Directorate of Economy and Commerce to verify the status of the company, especially since the directorate had requested not to deal with companies of a similar status, the latest of which are the two Ukrainian companies Aerosvit Ukrainian Airlines and the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA).
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