El Al scraps Friday’s Dubai rescue flights as Arkia, Israir say they plan to take off
Statement from flagship carrier says Israeli airline's landing permit was revoked. Earlier, Transportation Ministry said flights to bring home Israelis stranded due to thwarted flydubai attack would proceed The post El Al scraps Friday’s Dubai rescue flights as Arkia, Israir say they plan to take off appeared first on The Times of Israel .
El Al cancelled its planned rescue flights from Dubai on Friday. The airline said it had not received landing permission from Emirati authorities for the two special flights.
Arkia, another Israeli airline, has received the necessary permits to operate flights from Dubai to Israel, with one flight scheduled for Friday and another for Saturday, according to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News.
El Al said it was prepared to carry out the special flights as soon as approval is received from the authorities to return Israelis home. The airline has scheduled flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv starting on Sunday.
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- Permission received, flights to begin returning Israelis from UAE israelnationalnews.com
- Israeli carriers Israir and Arkia announce repatriation flights from Dubai haaretz.com
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