Flydubai Flights to Israel Remain Suspended Past October 15

Flydubai has not yet announced a date for the resumption of its flights to Israel, but its booking system indicates that travel from Israel to Dubai is unavailable until at least October 15. The airline suspended all flights to and from Israel on September 30 following an incident on flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. According to Flydubai, an incident occurred in the cockpit, leading the aircraft with 174 passengers to land safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The airline stated that flights would be suspended during the investigation, with the decision to be reviewed as new information becomes available. The booking system on Flydubai's website currently shows no available flights to Israel for this period. Emirates has also suspended its code-sharing flights with Flydubai to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, meaning passengers whose final destination is Israel cannot board the first leg of their journey in Dubai. Meanwhile, Israeli airlines are also facing difficulties with repatriation flights. El Al canceled its scheduled evacuation flights from Dubai on the morning of the report due to delays in obtaining landing permits for Israeli airlines in Dubai. Arkia was scheduled to operate its first evacuation flight on the day of the report and has received permits for an additional flight the following day.