flydubai suspends flights to and from Israel after stabbing incident aboard one of its planes
flydubai has suspended its flights to and from Israel following a stabbing attack that targeted a pilot on one of its flights, as authorities in the United Arab Emirates opened an investigation into the incident.
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Dubai-based airline flydubai announced the suspension of its flights to and from Israel following a stabbing attack that targeted the pilot of one of its flights as it headed to Tel Aviv, while judicial authorities in the United Arab Emirates opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
The decision came after the plane made an emergency landing in the Saudi city of Tabuk following the incident, which was described as an attack aboard the aircraft, raising security concerns that prompted the airline to take this precautionary measure regarding its route to Israel.
Statements from Washington and Tel Aviv
US President Donald Trump described the flydubai pilot as a "hero" in comments on the incident, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Israeli passengers who had been aboard the plane after their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport.
Netanyahu said authorities had arrested the co-pilot in connection with the incident, though the full details of his possible role in the attack, or the motives behind it, have not yet come to light.
Investigations are continuing across several agencies, while flydubai has not yet specified how long its suspension of flights to Israel will last, or the conditions that might lead it to resume them.
Sources
- "فلاي دبي" تعلّق الرحلات الجوية من وإلى إسرائيل، والقضاء الإماراتي يباشر التحقيق بالحادثة — BBC Arabic
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