Overview
- A temporary suspension of flydubai services to Tel Aviv prompted UAE aviation authorities to arrange replacement flights that moved stranded travelers.
- The General Civil Aviation Authority says 37 special flights from Dubai International to Ben Gurion carried 7,479 passengers as part of the response.
- Officials issued short‑term permits allowing Israeli carriers to operate to Dubai and relied on Etihad’s scheduled services to add capacity for affected travelers.
- UAE authorities reported the coordination and return operations were completed by early October and that affected passengers have been repatriated to their destinations.
- The effort drew on existing UAE–Israel air links created after normalization and shows how regulatory flexibility and carrier cooperation can limit passenger disruption.