Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight reportedly denied Israel landing over Indonesian pilot

Multiple Israeli outlets report an Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight was turned away from Israel because its pilot was Indonesian. Ynetnews says it was forced to turn back midair; the reasons are described only as reported.

Timeline

1. 13 Oct, 05:40 UTCJerusalem Post reports flight turned away
2. 13 Oct, 05:40 UTCTimes of Israel covers cargo flight denial
3. 13 Oct, 08:52 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat
4. 13 Oct, 13:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
5. 13 Oct, 13:40 UTCPicked up on News

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