Originally Posted by
Lake1952
I would really enjoy hearing how they pulled this off logistically (corporate permission, ATC etc.) and technically. It's not like they could erase any mistakes.
See above for a discussion on the technical aspects.
As for the other prerequisites, basically all that was needed was a switched-on
PR department (well OK, not many airlines nowadays can say that of theirs). The story made the media in many parts of the world, so El Al will be feeling pretty pleased with themselves.
As for ATC, I suspect that FL100 over that part of the Med may be uncontrolled airspace - whether or not that's the case, the important part would be making sure that any potentially conflicting traffic didn't mess up the picture.
