{
  "id": 12118897,
  "title": "Can you still fly from the UAE to Israel? Which airlines are operating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/can-you-still-fly-from-the-uae-to-israel-which-airlines-are-operating",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/10/05/uae-israel-flights-etihad-flydubai-dubai-tel-aviv/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite flydubai suspending its services to Tel Aviv following an incident on one of its flights last week, direct flights between the UAE and Israel are still possible. Emirates, which did not operate its own aircraft on the route, has ceased offering connections through its codeshare partnership with flydubai. However, Etihad continues to operate direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, with six flights a day running on the route. The first flight, EY609, departs Abu Dhabi at 2:40 AM UAE time, while the last flight of the day, EY599, leaves at 8:40 PM. Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi flights operate in a similar pattern, with Etihad offering six daily departures. Israeli airlines El Al and Arkia are providing limited services to and from Dubai for passengers impacted by the flydubai suspension. El Al resumed operations on October 4, while Arkia plans to resume regular flights on October 31. Israir, Israel's second-largest airline, is set to resume operations on November 18. Despite these options, it is worth noting that no Israeli airlines currently operate direct flights to Abu Dhabi.",
  "summary": "Travellers can still fly directly between the UAE and Israel despite the suspension of flydubai's services to Tel Aviv after an incident on one of its flights last week. The airline suspended all flights to and from Israel after flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the captain was attacked by the co-pilot . Flydubai had been the main…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Can you still fly from the UAE to Israel? Which airlines are operating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/can-you-still-fly-from-the-uae-to-israel-which-airlines-are-operating-12120508",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:30:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}