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Arkia forced to cancel Dubai repatriation flights after authorization rescinded by UAE authorities
According to Arkia, it possessed the required permissions until Tuesday evening, and has been futilely working in an attempt to restore the required authorization.
Israel may have violated US visa waiver terms through failure to conduct air crew background checks
Israir UAE rescue flight canceled after failure to receive Emirati approval
Government weighs NIS 9m. assistance after flydubai suspends Israel flights - analysis
Ironi Ness Ziona honors brave hero of Flydubai flight: 'An inspiration'
Mizrahi, Tapiro, Ariel, and Wiley visited Yaniv Hayoun, who helped save the Flydubai flight, and invited his family as guests of honor to the first home game.
‘There was nobody in the cockpit’: Israeli passenger reconstructs flydubai attack
“I had to shake the pilots.” “We put an Israeli guard on every crew member.” Tal reconstructs the minutes aboard the flydubai flight and what happened after passengers regained control.
The flydubai incident: A miracle or a story of resourcefulness? - opinion
Hayoun’s act saved the plane and its passengers from a certain immediate crash.
Flydubai hired Omani pilot without background check despite extremist concerns - report
The Omani government had been monitoring al-Hamami during his tenure with Oman Air - the airline where he had previously worked - and discovered that he had visited extremist websites.
Libra travel insurance coverage for affected flydubai passengers to be extended for free
Israeli carriers have stepped in to provide repatriation flights for stranded passengers; the first, operated by Arkia, landed in Israel on Saturday.
Flydubai co-pilot was banned from flying in Oman after showing 'radical ideological views' - report
The report follows comments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the attempted hijacking, saying that the hijacker underwent radical Islamist indoctrination and was clearly suicidal.
UAE source criticizes Israel's use of 'rescue flights' after flydubai incident
A UAE source criticized Israel's description of flights from the Emirates as 'rescue flights,' saying the UAE agreed to additional security measures, but Israel rejected revised flydubai procedures.
Ambassador to UAE says flydubai incident didn't weaken Israel-Emirati relations - interview
“Of course there is concern," Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Yossi Shelley told The Jerusalem Post, adding that the incident showed the strength of the Abraham Accords.
Omani flydubai hijacking suspect held no second nationality, sources say – exclusive
Sources with knowledge of the investigation also disputed claims that the Israel-UAE aviation agreement limits pilots to nationals of countries with diplomatic ties to Israel.
First Arkia repatriation flight lands in Israel after returning from Dubai
The first repatriation flight landed in Dubai to return stranded Israelis after the first rescue flight's landing permission was revoked by UAE authorities.
