Emirates Halts Ticket Sales for Israelis Amid Flydubai Flight Suspension

By דין פישר

Translated & summarized from Mako by baba

CenterNeutral tone

Hebrew · 3 newsrooms covering

Emirates has suspended ticket sales for Israeli customers until its subsidiary, Flydubai, is cleared to fly to Israel again. Flydubai's flights are halted until November, but Emirates' broader ban impacts bookings until 2027. This leaves Israelis without their primary connection hub for East Asian travel. Negotiations to resolve the issue are currently stalled.

The story in 5 lines · by baba

Emirates stopped selling tickets to Israelis until Flydubai resumes flights to Israel.
Flydubai's flights to Israel are suspended until at least the end of November.
The ban effectively blocks Israelis from booking connecting flights through Dubai until 2027.
Israelis relied on Dubai for connecting flights to the Far East and Japan.
Negotiations for Flydubai's return are frozen until after the elections.

Emirates Halts Ticket Sales for Israelis Amid Flydubai Flight Suspension — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Emirates has stopped selling tickets to Israeli customers on its website until its subsidiary, Flydubai, receives official approval to resume flights to Israel. Flydubai's flights to Israel are currently suspended until the end of November, but Emirates' decision effectively blocks Israelis from booking connecting flights through Dubai to destinations worldwide, including the Far East and Japan, until at least 2027.

This move significantly impacts Israeli travelers who have increasingly relied on Dubai as a transit hub, especially since Turkey became less accessible for Israeli tourists. The suspension means that Israelis planning long-haul travel, even as far as Passover 2027, may need to find alternative routes as the skies to the East are effectively closed to them via this connection.

Efforts are underway to facilitate Flydubai's return to flying to Israel. However, negotiations have been completely frozen until after the upcoming elections, with no progress reported on the matter.

The coverage