Israel’s national airline cancels Dubai rescue flights after landing approval revoked-Xinhua
JERUSALEM, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Israel's flag carrier El Al said in a statement on Friday that it had canceled two planned rescue flights to Dubai intended to bring home Israelis stranded in the city and elsewhere in Asia. The cancellation came after Israeli authorities informed the airline that landing approval for Israeli carriers in Dubai had been revoked, El Al's statement said. "We are ready to operate the special flights to Dubai and return Israelis home as soon as possible, subject to approval from the relevant authorities," the statement said. El Al announced the rescue flight operation on Thursday after Emirati airline Flydubai suspended flights pending an investigation into an incident aboard flight FZ 1073 on Wednesday. On Thursday evening, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel...