Israeli Airlines Scramble to Repatriate Stranded Travelers from UAE

In October 2026, thousands of travelers were left stranded in the UAE after Israel's El Al lost landing clearance for its Friday repatriation flights from Dubai. El Al canceled its Dubai repatriation flights after the UAE withdrew landing permits. Israir and Arkia then indicated their UAE rescue flights would proceed, though Israir and Arkia repatriation flights from Dubai were in doubt over UAE demand. Separately, US figure Marjorie Taylor Greene questioned a Flydubai incident in which a plane nosedived 14,000 feet without oxygen masks deploying.