El Al Resumes Dubai Flights After Government Intervention
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- El Al will resume flights to Dubai starting in November.
- Transportation Minister Miri Regev advocated for the resumption.
- The decision follows an incident involving Flydubai.
- Israeli airlines were banned from the route for eight months.
- Flydubai is expected to halt its flights temporarily.
El Al, Israel's national airline, announced it will resume flights to Dubai in November, following a directive from Transportation Minister Miri Regev. Regev had demanded an immediate freeze on Flydubai's flights to Israel until an incident was investigated, while simultaneously pushing for the resumption of Israeli airlines' operations on the route. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly leaned towards approving Regev's request, despite potential repercussions for relations with the United Arab Emirates.
El Al stated it is preparing to restart its Tel Aviv-Dubai route with at least two daily flights. This marks the return of Israeli carriers to the route after an eight-month hiatus, which began after Operation "Lion's Roar" when Israeli companies were prohibited from operating flights to Dubai.
It is anticipated that Flydubai will suspend its flights to Israel for a period while the incident is under review. El Al's resumption of service is contingent upon receiving the necessary approvals from relevant state authorities.
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