EMIRATES has banned walkie-talkies and pagers on all flights in and out of Dubai after Israel's booby-trap attack against Hezbollah. Flyers are not able to take them in checked or hand luggage and comes after the airline cancelled many flights on Friday . In a statement posted on their website, Emirates Airlines said: "All passengers traveling to, from, or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage.
" It continued: “Such items found in passengers’ hand luggage or checked baggage will be confiscated by Dubai Police." The Middle East's largest airline also announced that flights to Iraq and Iran will remain suspended until Tuesday, while services to Jordan will resume on Sunday. Israel is set to strike Iran after the Ayatollah sent a rocket barrage at the country on Tuesday causing fire to rain down over the country's skies.
Read more on world news That's made flying in the region dangerous as Israel could strike at any time with a revenge blitz of its own . In the aftermath of the mass simultaneous sabotage strike , Lebanon's aviation authority also made the same decision. Thousands of Lebanese were injured, including Hezbollah fighters and innocent civilians.
Over 30 were killed and many lost fingers, eyes, or had large chunks of flesh taken out of their legs. Most read in The Sun Israel is widely believed to have been behind the attack but has made no comment. One security expert told The Sun that the strike would caus.