Germany’s pilots’ union has criticized a decision by Air Berlin and Lufthansa to resume flights to Israel after the airlines ended a ban imposed in response to escalating conflict in the country. Joerg Handwerg, a board member at German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said that the decision appeared to be driven by political and economic factors rather than by security reasons. Handwerg said: “We should not be flying to locations where shots are being fired,”Handwerg also said he had demanded that airlines ensure that staff only agree to go on flights on a voluntary basis. A spokesman for Lufthansa stated

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