Israel Flights From Dubai Canceled Amid Security Concerns
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Israeli airlines Israir and El Al had their flights from Dubai canceled for Wednesday after Emirates revoked their landing slots. The cancellations come after an attempted attack on a Fly Dubai plane last week, which led the airline to suspend its Dubai-Tel Aviv route. Meanwhile, a security committee discussed a lapse allowing over 1,200 foreign airline crew members from countries without diplomatic ties to enter Israel.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Israir and El Al flights from Dubai to Israel were canceled for Wednesday due to revoked landing slots.
- The cancellations follow an attempted attack on a Fly Dubai flight last week.
- Fly Dubai suspended its Dubai-Tel Aviv route following the incident.
- A security committee revealed over 1,200 foreign airline crew members from non-diplomatic countries entered Israel this year.
Israeli airlines Israir and El Al have been informed by Emirates that their landing and takeoff slots for flights scheduled for tomorrow have been canceled. Both airlines have notified their passengers of the flight cancellations. Arkia stated it had not yet received official notification and its flight is still scheduled for tomorrow evening. Earlier on Tuesday, Minister of Transportation Miri Regev announced 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 airlines. The attempted attack on a Fly Dubai flight occurred last week. The Omani co-pilot, Humam Al-Humami, was questioned this week in the UAE, with Shin Bet officials participating in the investigation. It was also reported that Al-Humami entered Israel in June, intending to become a martyr and retaliate against Israel for the war in Gaza. 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 security policy lapse in Israeli aviation, with at least 1,240 crew members from foreign airlines from countries with no diplomatic relations with Israel entering the country this year. The discussion indicated that among the crew members who entered Israel were citizens from Syria, Lebanon, and Oman, and it is being investigated whether Iranian citizens were also among them.
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