Cypriot protests after Israeli jets force airliner into flight control zone
AFP, October, 2004
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LARNACA, Cyprus (AFP) — The Cypriot authorities issued a strong protest after Israeli warplanes forced a German airliner into their flight control zone without prior authorization amid a bomb alert.
The foreign ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador over the action taken against the Tel Aviv-bound Lufthansa flight, the privately run Sigma television channel reported.
Public television said protests would also be filed with the international civil aviation authorities as well as the Israeli communications ministry.
"The plane was escorted by Israeli jets to some 60 nautical miles off the Larnaca coast before retreating," complained Communications Minister Haris Thrasou.
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"Israel would not allow the plane to land."
The distance is outside Cypriot airspace but well within the Nicosia flight information region covered by control towers on the Mediterranean holiday island.
Six hours after the Boeing 747 touched down here at 3:08 pm (1208 GMT), the 331 passengers and 18 crew ...
