El Al Prepares to Resume Dubai Flights After Security Incident
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
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- El Al plans to resume Tel Aviv-Dubai flights in November.
- Flights were suspended for eight months after Operation Lion's Roar.
- Resumption requires government approval.
- Announcement follows a Flydubai hijacking attempt.
- Passengers thwarted the Flydubai attack.
El Al Airlines announced on Wednesday its preparations to resume flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai in November, following an eight-month hiatus. No Israeli airline has landed in the UAE since Operation "Lion's Roar." The resumption of service is contingent upon receiving the necessary approvals from relevant state authorities.
The airline plans to operate at least two daily flights on the route. This announcement comes in the wake of an attempted hijacking on a Flydubai flight en route to Tel Aviv earlier the same day. Reports indicate that a co-pilot, identified as an Omani national, stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane. The attack was thwarted by the quick actions of passengers who subdued the assailant.
Operation "Lion's Roar" is the period following which Israeli airlines were prohibited from operating flights to the Emirates.
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