Israeli Airlines Cancel Dubai Flights Amid Permit Issues
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS Arabic by baba
Arkia and El Al canceled their flights from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday due to revoked operating permits. Passengers will receive full refunds, with Arkia offering a discount for alternative travel. The cancellations come as the UAE considers resuming Flydubai flights, a move Israel links to reinstating its own flights. Transportation Minister Miri Regev has also mandated security approvals for all arrivals.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Arkia and El Al canceled their Dubai to Israel flights on Wednesday due to permit issues.
- Passengers will receive full refunds for canceled flights.
- Israel is linking the resumption of its flights to the UAE with the restart of Flydubai services.
- Transportation Minister Miri Regev has mandated security approvals for all arrivals to Israel.
- A meeting between Israeli security officials and the UAE is planned for next week.
Arkia and El Al airlines announced on Wednesday the cancellation of their return flights from Dubai to Israel for the day. According to Arkia, the permits to operate these flights were valid until Tuesday evening, but authorities decided to revoke them for Israeli companies. Arkia stated that despite efforts to secure renewed permits, these attempts have so far been unsuccessful, forcing the cancellation.
Passengers affected by the cancellations will receive full ticket refunds. Arkia is also offering a 10% discount on future flights to Israel for passengers who can independently reach a destination from which Arkia operates flights to Israel.
This situation follows reports that the United Arab Emirates is working to resume Flydubai flights to Israel. A roundtable meeting is scheduled for next week between representatives from Israel's Shin Bet and Mossad security agencies and Emirati officials to discuss the resumption of Flydubai services. Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev has stipulated that this resumption is contingent on the recommencement of Israeli flights to the UAE.
Minister Regev has also sent a letter to the head of the National Security Council, indicating that all arrivals to Israel will require security approval, a process expected to face challenges.
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