Israeli Airlines Cancel Flights From Dubai Amid Security Concerns
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Israeli airlines Israir and El Al canceled their scheduled repatriation flights from Dubai on Tuesday after their landing and takeoff slots were revoked by Dubai authorities. Minister of Transportation Miri Regev had previously stated these flights would continue until Thursday. The cancellations follow an attempted attack on a Fly Dubai flight last week by an Omani co-pilot, who was reportedly investigated by Shin Bet. A security committee also revealed that over 1,200 foreign airline crew members from countries without diplomatic ties to Israel have entered the country this year.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli airlines Israir and El Al canceled Tuesday's repatriation flights from Dubai due to canceled landing and takeoff slots.
- The cancellations followed an attempted attack on a Fly Dubai flight by an Omani co-pilot investigated by Shin Bet.
- Over 1,200 foreign airline crew members from countries without diplomatic ties to Israel have entered the country this year.
- Minister of Transportation Miri Regev stated repatriation flights were set to continue until Thursday.
- Arkia reported it had not yet received official notice of cancellation for its flight.
Israeli airlines Israir and El Al received notification from Dubai that their scheduled takeoff and landing slots for repatriation flights on Tuesday were canceled. Both airlines subsequently informed their passengers of the flight cancellations. Arkia stated it had not yet received official notice and its flight was still scheduled for Tuesday evening.
Minister of Transportation Miri Regev had announced earlier that repatriation flights would continue until Thursday. According to the Ministry of Transportation, as of Tuesday afternoon, 7,415 passengers had returned to Israel on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi and on repatriation flights from Dubai operated by Israeli carriers.
The attempted attack on a Fly Dubai flight occurred last week. The Omani co-pilot, Humam Al-Humami, was questioned in the United Arab Emirates this week, with Shin Bet officials also participating in the investigation. It was also reported that Al-Humami entered Israel in June and intended to become a martyr then, seeking revenge against Israel for the war in the Gaza Strip.
Two days after the attempted attack, Fly Dubai announced the cancellation of all flights on the Dubai-Tel Aviv route until further notice. A discussion in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee revealed a broader security lapse in Israeli aviation policy, with at least 1,240 crew members from foreign airlines from countries with no diplomatic relations with Israel having entered the country this year. It was raised in the discussion that among the crew members who entered Israel were citizens from Syria, Lebanon, and Oman, and it is being investigated if Iranian citizens were also present.
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