Israeli airways could halt flights to Dubai over safety considerations

Israeli airways could quickly halt flights to Dubai following disagreements between the Shin Guess and authorities within the United Arab Emirates over safety preparations within the central Gulf metropolis, based on a number of media stories on Saturday.

Israeli officers quoted by Walla, Haaretz and others mentioned that the Prime Minister’s Workplace, The Overseas Ministry, Transportation Ministry and the Shin Guess are at the moment in talks with the Emirati authorities to resolve the difficulty.

A Overseas Ministry supply mentioned that the disagreements had been merely “technical” and can be hammered out within the coming days.

Senior Israeli officers had been additionally quoted as saying that if no settlement was reached, Israeli flights to Dubai will stop on Tuesday. This may even lead Israel to halt flights from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport by FlyDubai and Emirates, to be able to not give these firms a bonus over the Israeli airways.

Flights to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi are unaffected, however the metropolis is a far much less widespread vacation spot than Dubai.

Later confirming the report, the Shin Guess said that “over the previous few months, safety disputes have emerged between the competent our bodies in Dubai and the Israeli aviation safety system, in a means that doesn’t enable for the accountable enactment of safety for Israeli aviation.”

Nevertheless, the company mentioned, efforts are nonetheless ongoing to try to resolve the dispute.

Supporters of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels carry a mock rocket as they show within the capital Sanaa to denounce a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a jail within the nation’s rebel-held north, on January 21, 2022. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

“On the similar time, if the flights of Israeli firms are stopped on this route, the potential of transferring Israeli flights to Abu Dhabi is being examined,” it mentioned.

“It needs to be emphasised that the disputes are solely on a safety foundation regarding the requirements used on the airport in Dubai, and should not tied to regional diplomatic relations.”

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