Welcome to AFF pellbay.
Not naming it on the screen wouldn't surprise me, but I'm not sure what you mean that the route map was changed so the flight did not fly over Israel.
How was it changed? Were you zooming towards Israel and then the screen route did a sharp dog leg around it, or was the flight path just north or south (south, presumably) from what the direct route would have been? The latter could have been for any number of operational reasons.
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Yes, you are correct RooFlyer. It was a perfect curve as you illustrated, but, as we approached Israel, maybe 30 mins away, the flight path dipped and seemingly missed flying through Israel by what I would estimate about 10 miles, then changed course back to the original route. If my suspicions are correct, and I am pretty sure they are I would never step foot on an EK flight again.
Thanks everyone else for the welcomes.
Thanks Steady. QFF Gold but only travel for leisure now. Enjoying Barcelona today. UK for a month next week
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Anyway, this flight at least went over Israel. I'm not doubting what you say, but I wonder if there was some 'photo shopping' of the flight route on the in-flight screens to sooth the sensibilities of some of the pax?