JERUSALEM, Oct 2 — Israel’s flag carrier El Al said it was forced to cancel repatriation flights today from Dubai which it had planned due to flydubai suspending service to Tel Aviv following an in-flight attack.
El Al said that Emirati authorities had not given landing permission for the two special flights which had been announced late yesterday.
“As soon as approval is received from the authorities, we are prepared to carry out the special flights to Dubai and return the Israelis home as soon as possible,” El Al said in an online notice.
An El Al spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that the two flights scheduled today were cancelled with no new date set.
El Al flights are still scheduled from Dubai to Tel Aviv starting on Sunday, with the airline notifying passengers that all seats are taken into the coming week.
