Israel to ban Boeing 747s, other 4-engine planes amid environmental concerns
JERUSALEM – Israel will ban Boeing 747 and comparable plane with 4 engines as of March 31, 2023 to cut back noise and air air pollution, its airports authority mentioned on Sunday.
As a part of a broader plan beneath growth to enhance the encompassing surroundings, the authority mentioned that it had already instructed airways they’d not be capable to land massive airplanes at Ben Gurion Airport close to Tel Aviv as of the 2023 summer season season.
The directive is especially for cargo plane since most, it not all, carriers have stopped utilizing 747 and different four-engine planes on routes to Israel.
Flag provider El Al has already retired its fleet of 747s and makes use of twin-engine Boeing 777 and 787 planes on long-haul routes. Opponents additionally use these Boeing planes or comparable Airbus ones to Ben Gurion, though the 747s are nonetheless utilized by some for cargo.
Operation of plane with 4 engines will likely be allowed in distinctive instances and solely with a particular allow.
(Reporting by Steven Scheer)
