El Al Cancels Dubai Repatriation Flights After UAE Revokes Landing Permit
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
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- El Al canceled October 2nd repatriation flights from Dubai.
- The UAE revoked landing permits for Israeli aircraft.
- Israeli citizens were stranded in Dubai due to air travel restrictions.
- Flights for the following week are still scheduled and sold out.
- Negotiations between Israel and the UAE reportedly failed to reach an agreement.
El Al, Israel's national airline, has canceled repatriation flights scheduled for October 2nd from Dubai. The cancellations followed a decision by the United Arab Emirates to revoke landing permits for Israeli aircraft. The affected flights, LY974-1 and LY972, were intended to bring Israeli citizens back to Israel from Dubai, where they were stranded due to air travel restrictions.
El Al stated that the cancellations were necessary at this time after Israeli authorities were informed of the UAE's decision. The change in the UAE's stance became known overnight. Earlier, Israel's Ministry of Transport had indicated that the repatriation flights would proceed, though potential delays were anticipated due to coordination with the defense establishment.
Flights scheduled for the following week are currently still on El Al's schedule, with all tickets already sold. Reports suggest that negotiations between Israeli and UAE representatives did not result in a final agreement regarding landing rights for Israeli planes.
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