Arkia Cancels Dubai Flights Amid Ongoing Evacuation Crisis
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Arkia has canceled its repatriation flights from Dubai, following similar cancellations by Israir and El Al. This leaves no Israeli airlines operating flights from the UAE to Israel. The cancellations occurred despite the Transportation Minister's announcement that the evacuation operation would continue. Arkia cited a decision by authorities to revoke operating permits for Israeli airlines.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Arkia canceled its repatriation flights from Dubai, joining Israir and El Al.
- No Israeli airlines are currently flying from the UAE to Israel.
- The cancellations occurred despite a government plan to continue evacuation flights.
- Arkia stated authorities revoked their operating permits for flights from Dubai.
The crisis surrounding repatriation flights from Dubai has worsened, with Arkia becoming the latest Israeli airline to cancel its flights. This follows similar cancellations by Israir and El Al on Tuesday. Currently, there are no Israeli airlines operating flights from the UAE to Israel. The cancellations come despite an announcement by Transportation Minister Miri Regev that the "Operation" for repatriation flights would continue until Thursday. Her ministry has not yet commented on the specific reasons for the flight cancellations. Arkia stated that their operating permits were valid until Tuesday evening, at which point authorities decided to revoke the permits for Israeli airlines flying from Dubai.
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