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Israeli airlines plan to resume Dubai flights after flydubai incident

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The Straits Times. (2026, October 1). Israeli airlines plan to resume Dubai flights after flydubai incident. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-airlines-plan-to-resume-dubai-flights-after-flydubai-incident

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Israel's three largest airlines—El Al, Israir, and Arkia—are planning to resume flights to Dubai following a security incident involving a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv where a co-pilot attacked the captain. The UAE was the third most popular destination for Israeli travelers in 2025, accounting for 8.3% of passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport. Airlines are awaiting approval from security authorities before restarting services; El Al plans two daily flights starting in November if approved.
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Israeli airlines plan to restart flights to Dubai following a recent incident on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. On Wednesday, there was an attempted attack aboard FZ1073 when a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain; passengers subdued the attacker after the captain unlocked the cockpit door. The plane eventually landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, Dubai has become one of the most popular destinations for Israeli travelers, with 1.5 million UAE-bound passengers passing through Ben Gurion International Airport by 2025, accounting for 8.3% of total traffic, second only to Greece and the United States. Security concerns led to a halt in flights between Israel and the UAE during the war with Iran late last winter. Despite this, over 837,000 passengers flew to the UAE from January to August 2026, nearly half on flydubai. Now, El Al, Israir, and Arkia have requested permission to resume Dubai flights. El Al aims for at least two daily trips starting in November if approved, while Israir targets up to ten weekly flights.

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Disaster was averted on Wednesday's flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv after a co-pilot stabbed the captain, who managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker before a reserve crew landed the plane in Saudi Arabia.
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🔮 Israir said it aims for as many as 10 weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai, while Arkia said it would resume flights as soon as operational and logistical readiness allows.
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Israeli airlines plan to resume Dubai flights after flydubai incident · assertive framing

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Israeli airlines plan to resume Dubai flights after flydubai incident JERUSALEM, Oct 1 - asserted
airlines → plan → incident
Israel's three largest airlines said on Thursday they planned to resume flights to Dubai after what Israeli officials have said was an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv the previous day. asserted
officials → say → Aviv
Dubai has been one of the most popular destinations for Israelis since the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords in 2020. asserted
Emirates → sign → 2020
The UAE accounted for 1.5 million, or 8.3%, of the passengers travelling through Ben Gurion International Airport in 2025, behind only Greece and the United States. asserted
UAE → account → Greece
Security authorities halted Israeli airlines' flights to the UAE at the outset of the war with Iran in late February. asserted
authorities → halt → February
Still, 837,000 passengers, or 7.5% of the total travelling through Ben Gurion, flew there over the first eight months of 2026, half of them on flydubai. asserted
half → travel → flydubai
Israeli airlines El Al, Israir and Arkia have asked security authorities for permission to resume flights to Dubai. asserted
airlines → ask → Dubai
Flag carrier El Al said it plans at least two daily flights starting in November, contingent upon receiving the necessary approvals from the relevant state authorities. asserted
it → say → authorities
Israir said it aims for as many as 10 weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai, while Arkia said it would resume flights as soon as operational and logistical readiness allows. asserted
readiness → say → flights
Arkia said it was important to foster competition on the route and give Israeli travellers the option to fly with Israeli airlines. asserted
it → say → airlines
A senior Israeli security official told Reuters that talks are ongoing with Emirati counterparts. " asserted
talks → tell → counterparts
It's something that we are working on... asserted
we → work → that
we hope that soon we will have final confirmation that we can allow Israeli airlines to resume flights." asserted
airlines → hope → flights
Shares of El Al and Israir have risen more than 12% since Wednesday. asserted
Shares → rise → Wednesday
Disaster was averted on Wednesday's flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv after a co-pilot stabbed the captain, who managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker before a reserve crew landed the plane in Saudi Arabia. asserted
crew → avert → Arabia
Posters on Israeli social media sites have suggested that travellers could find it hard to trust non-Israeli pilots in the future. uncertain
it → suggest → future
Flydubai has suspended flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv while an investigation into Wednesday's incident is carried out. asserted
investigation → suspend → incident
Israel's Transportation Ministry said the suspension aligns with the Prime Minister's directive and the recommendation of the Minister of Transportation and the head of the Shin Bet security agency. asserted
suspension → say → agency
El Al, Israir and Arkia said they plan to operate rescue flights from Dubai starting on Friday to bring back stranded passengers, dependent on approval from security authorities and after agreeing to state compensation. asserted
they → say → compensation
The Transportation Ministry said it has also sent an urgent request to Etihad Airlines to increase the number of flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. asserted
it → say → Dhabi
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