The Israeli business newspaper Calcalist reported on Friday that the Emirati airline flydubai has extended the cancellation of its flights between Dubai and Ben Gurion Airport until December 15, amid the continued suspension of direct air travel between both nations.
The newspaper noted that Israeli airlines have yet to receive approval from security authorities to resume flights on this route – therefore direct air travel between Israel and Dubai will remain suspended for approximately another month and a half.
Flydubai suspended its flights to Israel on September 30, following an attempted hijacking of one of its aircraft during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv—an incident that resulted in an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The newspaper added that the airline subsequently announced the suspension of its operations to Israel, pending the completion of examinations and investigations into the incident.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
