Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrair said Slovenian authorities prevented the flight from landing in the country for political reasons, which the company's CEO called a 'blatant violation' of EU aviation agreementsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYifat Reuven05:54 PM • June 04 2026 IDTA flight operated by Croatian airline Trade Air on behalf of Israeli carrier Israir was forced on Wednesday to divert to Zagreb, Croatia, after it was denied permission to land in Ljubljana, Slovenia.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Europeanti-Israel AviationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpGulfLebanonAdam HamawyFake Haaretz'Cabaret'HaQuizHaaretz PodcastFamily of Oct. 7 Victim Seeks Closure After Bones Found in Gaza Border CommunityBibi-ism: The Concept That Changed Israeli Politics – Mostly for the WorseHezbollah Rejects Lebanon Cease-fire as Israeli Forces Prepare for 'Next Stage'Where Was Cotton Domesticated? Messy Genetics Dishes Up Surprising AnswerCreator of 'Persepolis,' Marjane Satrapi, Has 'Died of Sadness' at 56Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says