Israeli crew nationality rules prompt Air France to withdraw affected staff from Tel Aviv flights2026-10-11Israel told foreign airlines that crew members holding the nationality, including dual nationality, of any of 31 countries without diplomatic ties to Israel could not operate flights into Israeli airspace.Air France is complying by asking affected crew members to remove themselves from Tel Aviv flights; an internal memo warned that non-compliance could expose the airline and employees to sanctions.United Airlines and Smartwings also addressed the restrictions. Smartwings said its operations and crew assignments had not been affected.An Ethiopian Airlines flight was ordered back after Israeli authorities identified an Indonesian pilot on board; the pilot was replaced in Addis Ababa before the plane continued to Tel Aviv.Air France dans l'embarras face à la demande d'Israël de filtrer les nationalités du personnel navigant (RFI)Air France bans Pakistani pilots from Israel flights. More airlines to follow suit? (India Today)Air France to follow Israel’s ban on airline crew from Pakistan, 30 other countries after flydubai incident: Report (Hindustan Times)Dev havayolu firması karıştı: Talimat sonrası pilotlara yasak geldi (Sözcü)Israël impose à Air France de filtrer ses équipages : l’Algérie parmi les 31 nationalités visées (Algerie360)Air France solicitó a parte de su personal de vuelo que renunciara a operar rutas hacia Tel Aviv (Agencia Noticias Argentinas (NA))