El Al Forced to Cancel First Rescue Flights to Dubai After Authorities Revoke Landing Permissions
El Al said 2 flights sold out in about 5 minutes before UAE authorities reconsidered landing approval after a Flydubai security incident.
- On Friday, El Al canceled planned rescue flights from Dubai to Israel after the United Arab Emirates unexpectedly rescinded landing permissions for the evacuation services.
- These evacuation efforts followed a security crisis on Wednesday, when a FlyDubai pilot allegedly attacked the commander in a mid-air struggle, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- More than 10,000 Israelis remain stranded abroad, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Captain Smit Machchhar for his "tremendous act of heroism" in thwarting the cockpit attack.
- Israel's Transportation Ministry is working with officials to resolve the landing permit crisis, as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich authorized full funding for the operation once clearance is secured.
- The sudden permit revocation tests relationships forged under the Abraham Accords, as Israeli investigators coordinate with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to determine if outside parties influenced the attack.
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In wake of Flydubai attack, Israeli airline scraps repatriation flights after UAE landing clearance fails to come
JERUSALEM, Oct 2 — Israel’s flag carrier El Al said it was forced to cancel repatriation flights today from Dubai which it had planned due to flydubai suspending service to Tel...
El Al says repatriation flights today canceled, due to UAE pulling approval
Israel’s flagship airliner El Al says its repatriation flights to bring home Israelis stranded in Dubai have been canceled for today, after the United Arab Emirates withdrew its authorization for the flights.
10,000 Israelis Stuck in Dubai and en route
New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) It was supposed to be the day they came home. Instead, on Hoshana Rabbah, with Shemini Atzeres and Shabbos approaching together, thousands of Israelis in Dubai learned that their rescue flights were not leaving after all. El Al’s evacuation flights from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport were canceled on Friday […]
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welingelichtekringen.nlDUBAI (ANP/AFP) - Israel's main airline, El Al, has announced that it has cancelled repatriation flights for Israelis from Dubai on Friday. These flights were scheduled after airline flydubai suspended flights to Tel Aviv due to a mesaanv...
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