An air traffic controller in Paris risked disaster when he shouted, 'Free Palestine' at Israeli pilots moments after they took off.
El Al, Israel's national airline, said the controller made the outburst over the radio to its crew after the flight left Charles de Gaulle Airport on Monday.
The airline warned that any break from the normal take-off procedures could have dangerous consequences and confirmed it had reported the 'unprofessional and inappropriate' incident to Israel's Civil Aviation Authority.
French transport minister Phillipe Tabarot said the worker responsible for the incident had now been removed from duty.
Writing on X, he said: Analysis of the recordings proves that the facts are true. The perpetrator has been identified as an air controller.
