Israel to Launch Evacuation Flights from UAE Amidst Airline Suspensions
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
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- Israel to start evacuation flights from UAE on October 2.
- Flights are to bring Israelis back from the United Arab Emirates.
- Government will compensate Israeli airlines for evacuation flight costs.
- FlyDubai suspended flights to Israel due to an incident investigation.
Israel's Ministry of Transport announced that Israeli airlines will commence special evacuation flights to bring Israelis back from the United Arab Emirates starting Friday, October 2. The decision follows the receipt of final security clearance. On the evening of September 30, an urgent request was made to increase the number of Etihad Airways flights operating between Abu Dhabi and Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Miri Regev facilitated an agreement with the Ministry of Finance to cover the expenses incurred by Israeli airlines for these evacuation flights. The aircraft will fly empty from Israel to the UAE to pick up passengers. The Ministry of Transport emphasized that airlines are obligated to maintain fair pricing and not exploit the situation.
These special flights were deemed necessary after FlyDubai suspended its operations to Israel. This suspension was a consequence of an investigation into an incident involving flight FZ1073, which traveled from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
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