Israel requires airlines to submit crew lists and bans crews from 31 non‑diplomatic

The Israeli Ministry of Transport is enforcing nationality rules for foreign crews on flights to Tel Aviv, banning personnel from countries without diplomatic relations and including dual nationals, and it requires airlines to submit crew lists 48 hours before departure.

Air France’s internal memo lists 31 countries whose nationals must disclose citizenship or face sanctions, while United Airlines has told crews that a second passport from a banned country disqualifies them from flying to Tel Aviv even if they are U.S. citizens, and an estimate suggests 1,240 crew members from non‑diplomatic countries will have flown to Israel in 2026.