Spain: Iberia captain welcomes passengers to Palestine as plane lands in Tel Aviv

Via Jerusalem Post:

The captain of a flight from Spain enraged Israeli passengers Wednesday after announcing that a plane approaching Ben-Gurion Airport "would be landing shortly in Palestine," Channel 2 reported.

According to the report, the captain first made the overhead announcement in Spanish and afterward stated in English that in a few minutes the plane would descend into Tel Aviv.

Passengers traveling on the aircraft operated by Spanish airline Iberia said that the captain never mentioned the word "Israel" during his in-flight updates.   more