American Airlines union tells pilots to refuse to fly to Israel

The head of American Airlines Group Inc’s pilots union said members shouldn’t fly to Israel until it is clear the situation is safe, after war was declared in the region over the weekend.

“It is not prudent or appropriate to knowingly put our flight crews and passengers in harm’s way by maintaining flights into a war zone,” Allied Pilots Association President Ed Sicher said in a statement. “I am directing all pilots to cease flight operations to Israel until we can be reasonably assured of the region’s safety and security.”