FlyDubai halts Israel flights

Since launching the route, FlyDubai has carried about 2.55 million passengers to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport through August 2026, according to the Israel Airports Authority.

Gabrielle Debinski
Gabrielle Debinski
Oct 1, 2026
Passengers from an earlier diverted flydubai flight are seen after landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. The flight, also operated by flydubai, landed on the tarmac of Ben Gurion airport at 1534 GMT, after the passengers' earlier flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia due to an altercation between the pilots. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on September 30 that the pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, after

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