Netanyahu praises passengers who helped avert disaster on Israel-bound flight
First reported 30 Sept, 20:42 UTCUpdated 6h ago11 sources
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Netanyahu said he had met the Israeli passenger, whom he described as acting with extraordinary courage.
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The effort to get Israeli passengers home comes as authorities in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and beyond are grappling with the fallout from the incident on board the flydubai flight
Passengers on a FlyDubai flight that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a violent cockpit incident, arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, describing the ordeal as “very terrifying”
The first repatriation flight landed in Dubai to return stranded Israelis after the first rescue flight's landing permission was revoked by UAE authorities.
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- Passengers of diverted flydubai flight land in Israel (opens Africanews in a new tab)
Passengers on a FlyDubai flight that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a violent cockpit incident, arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, describing the ordeal as “very terrifying”
- Israeli airline El Al says will run flights to return Israelis from Dubai (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
"Starting tomorrow (Friday): El Al will operate special rescue flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv," the company said in a statement.
- El Al Cancels Dubai Rescue Flights For Israelis After UAE Pulls Approval (opens NDTV in a new tab)
The transportation ministry said Israel had not yet secured the approval it needed in the United Arab Emirates to run the flights.
- Thousands stranded in UAE as Israeli rescue flights cancelled over landing clearance (opens The Times of India in a new tab)
- Arkia, Israir indicate UAE rescue flights are a go after El Al scraps its Friday repatriations (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Statement from flagship carrier says Israeli airline's landing permit was revoked, but other airlines now say they have the necessary approvals to fly
- First Arkia repatriation flight lands in Israel after returning from Dubai (opens The Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
The first repatriation flight landed in Dubai to return stranded Israelis after the first rescue flight's landing permission was revoked by UAE authorities.
- Israel's airline El Al cancels Dubai evacuation flights after UAE withdraws landing permits (opens Anadolu Agency in a new tab)
No explanation from El Al why landing permits were withdrawn, also no immediate official clarification from Emirati authorities
- How a six-year-old girl helped avert Israel flight disaster after pilot stabbed (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Nina Manes was one of the 180 passengers on board the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when chaos broke out in the cockpit
- Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE following flydubai attack (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The effort to get Israeli passengers home comes as authorities in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and beyond are grappling with the fallout from the incident on board the flydubai flight
- First Israeli repatriation flight lands in Tel Aviv after FlyDubai attack (opens Arab News in a new tab)
The first repatriation flight from the UAE to Israel since the flydubai incident has landed in Tel Aviv. This comes after services were suspended following an attack on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.
- Four American citizens were on Flydubai flight to Israel, according to US officials (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Four American citizens who also hold Israeli nationality were among the passengers on board the Israel-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday, according to two US officials. Passengers have arrived safely in Israel on a replacement Flydubai flight after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other in the cockpit and the plane…
