FlyDubai Says Flights to and From Israel Will Be Suspended While Inves
Israeli officials said another pilot and passengers stopped the alleged attack as the airline operates up to 10 flights a day.
- Israel suspended Flydubai flights to Ben Gurion Airport for 6 days on Wednesday following a suspected hijacking attempt on a Dubai-Tel Aviv route, during which the aircraft transmitted squawk code 7500, indicating unlawful interference.
- Roughly 90 minutes into the flight over Jordanian airspace, the aircraft transmitted squawk codes 7700 and 7500; officials suspect the Omani co-pilot attempted to crash the plane, an act thwarted by another pilot and passengers aboard.
- Citing security concerns, Transportation Minister Miri Regev urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt operations, following emergency consultations with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, and the Shin Bet.
- Former Israeli ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Amir Hayek called for restraint, urging officials to allow a thorough investigation; Flydubai stated the suspension allows authorities to "continue their work and establish all the facts surrounding the incident."
- The flight carried 174 passengers, including 27 children, on a critical air link established after the Abraham Accords; Israeli carriers currently remain unable to operate the route due to a separate security dispute.
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The Israeli Foreign Ministry described the incident on the Flydubai flight as a “terrorist act” and informed its diplomats that the attack was aimed “at undermining relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.” It was “an attempted terrorist attack targeting Israelis, the United Arab Emirates and the Abraham Accords,” said the ministry’s director general, Eden Bar Tal, during an online briefing of “Israeli ambassadors and heads of dipl…
Flydubai temporarily suspended flights between Dubai and Israel following the FZ1073 flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. "In connection with the 30 September FZ1073 incident and in agreement with the competent authorities, Flydubai suspends flights to and from Israel for the duration of the investigation," RIA News quoted the message. He said that the suspension would allow the competent authorities to continue to work and establish all the circumsta…
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