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'El Al doesn't own flag' [Yedioth Internet]
Home > News > 'El Al doesn't own flag' [Yedioth Internet]
Israir Airlines says recently privatized national airline should not be allowed to use Israeli flag as trademark
By Arieh Egozi
TEL AVIV - El Al Israel Airlines should be instructed to remove the Israeli flag from its airplanes, lawyers for competitor Israir Airlines told Interior Minister Ophir Pines-Paz.
The recently privatized El Al is no longer a government company, and therefore should not be allowed to use the national flag as its trademark, Israir said.
Displaying the Israeli flag on El Al planes constitutes a violation of the Flag Law and misleads consumers by making it appear the airline still acts on behalf of the State of Israel, a lawyer for Israir wrote.
'El Al is a national symbol'
El Al officials, however, slammed Israir's request.
"I regret that Israir and those who head it chose to undermine Israeli pride shortly before Independence Day," El Al CEO Haim Romano said. "El Al is a national symbol of the State of Israel."
Israir's latest move comes in the framework of the raging war between the two airlines. Previously, Israir accused El Al of attempting to undermine Israir's charter flights to New York, and demanded a permit that would allow it to offer regular flights to the lucrative destination.
(04.26.05, 15:23)
2005-04-27
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