UAE completes passenger transfers after flydubai suspends Tel Aviv flights
The aviation authority says 37 flights carried 7,479 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv during the disruption.
- Publish date: 2026-10-05
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)
- Reading time: 1 min read
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority said it completed passenger transfers after flydubai temporarily suspended its Tel Aviv service. Since 2 October, 37 flights from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport carried 7,479 passengers. Authorities permitted Israeli carriers to operate alongside Etihad flights to provide alternatives; the transfer operation is complete.