flydubai Suspends Flights... Air Bridge to Repatriate Israelis from UAE

The Israeli Ministry of Transport announced that local airlines are preparing, starting Friday, to operate special flights from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport to repatriate Israelis stranded in the UAE, after flydubai suspended its flights to Israel amid an investigation into a security incident on flight FZ1073. El Al, Israir, and Arkia are participating in the operation, with their planes flying to Dubai empty and returning with passengers, with government compensation for the cost of empty flights. Israel also asked Etihad Airways to increase its flights from Abu Dhabi and urged travelers to claim their rights from flydubai.