Most Arkia, Israir flights use planes and crews leased from foreign airlines, not subject to all Israel's security protocols; PM okayed arrangement

Le premier vol israélien en provenance des Emirats arabes unis après l’attaque à bord d’un avion Flydubai est arrivé à Tel-Aviv, samedi 3 octobre. Il était exploité par la compagnie israélienne à bas coût Arkia et a atterri à environ 1 h 10 (0 h 10, ... [3856 chars]

Un avión de la aerolínea israelí Arkia aterrizó en el aeropuerto Ben Gurión procedente de Dubái, en el primer vuelo operado por una compañía israelí desde Emiratos Árabes Unidos tras el incidente ocurrido esta semana a bordo de un avión de Flydubai.

Arkia dispatches Dubai repatriation flight after El Al cancellation Arkia dispatched its first repatriation flight to Dubai on 2 October, while Israir

Operato dalla compagnia israeliana Arkia ha riportato in patria cittadini israeliani (ANSA)

'Netanyahu connecting flydubai incident to Iran for political reasons', report says A source close to the UAE government has accused the Israeli government of exploiting the flydubai incident for political purposes and delaying the restoration of flydubai service, according to Ynet. An Arkia aircraft brought Israeli passengers stranded in Dubai on Saturday, with an Israir plane expected to follow, while flydubai announced it was suspending all flights to Israel until further notice. One of the outstanding issues was an Emirati demand that a cargo aircraft accompany the passenger flight to transport passengers’ luggage, Ynet reported. “They are talking about ‘rescue flights’ as though there is a war in the country. There is no war,” the source told ynet.  He also claimed Emirati officials believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to connect the attack to Iran for political reasons ahead of Israel’s election.  “The feeling in the Emirates is that everything is being done to drag this out because it serves Israel politically,” he said, comparing Israel’s conduct to “an arsonist who runs to start the fire and then runs to put it out.” Netanyahu had claimed that "a disaster on the scale of September 11" was prevented and the attacker "underwent Islamist radicalisation and came to crash the plane with its passengers on board".  “The one stopping the flights is Israel,” the source said. “If passengers can board an Arkia flight, why not Flydubai?” He argued that Israeli use of the term “rescue flights” created the impression that the UAE was facing a war or emergency. “Rescue from what? From whom? From where?” According to the source, Etihad is operating eight flights to Abu Dhabi beginning Sunday under a stricter security protocol, and the same procedures could be applied to Flydubai. He said Emirati authorities were conducting their own investigation into the Omani co-pilot suspected of trying to crash Wednesday’s flight and were willing to tighten screening procedures for aircrews. The source acknowledged that “clearly there was a failure,” but accused Israel of dragging out the crisis despite Emirati cooperation. “We are going crazy over Israel’s behaviour. It does not seem that the Israeli government understands what it is doing,” he said, according to Ynet.

Israeli carriers have stepped in to provide repatriation flights for stranded passengers; the first, operated by Arkia, landed in Israel on Saturday.

Israeli passengers arrive at Ben Gurion Airport after flydubai suspension Israeli passengers stranded in Dubai arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on an Arkia Airlines flight, the first since the Emirati airline flydubai suspended the route and Israel's flag carrier El Al cancelled planned repatriation flights, Reuters reported. The flights were suspended after an Israel-bound flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on 30 September, after its co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane. The flydubai flight was travelling from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport with 180 passengers on board, most of them Israeli. About an hour before its scheduled arrival, the plane began a steep descent, dropping from 34,000 feet (10,363 metres) to 16,000 feet (4876.8 metres) in less than two minutes. It eventually landed safely in Tabuk, in northwestern Saudi Arabia.

First Arkia repatriation flight after attempted hijacking departs Dubai for Tel Aviv, marking first Israeli carrier on route since Iran war

Le premier vol israélien depuis l’attaque à bord d’un appareil flydubai a quitté les Émirats vendredi soir, selon le site de l’aéroport de Dubaï. Il est opéré par la compagnie à bas coûts Arkia.

Arkia sends first rescue flight to Dubai after UAE authorities revoked landing permissions for El Al flight.

Les compagnies Arkia et IsraAir ont, elles, maintenu leur programme de vols de « secours » pour récupérer les Israéliens bloqués à Dubaï dep

Tausende Israelis warten nach der Aussetzung der Flydubai-Verbindungen auf einen Weg nach Hause. Noch in der Nacht wurden Genehmigungen zurückgezogen, neu verhandelt und wieder erteilt. El Al strich s...