First publication: About 300 Israelis are stuck in Dubai, and some of them tried to board the flight that left today without success, because they did not have time to check in time
At this time, more than a hundred Israelis are on their way back from Dubai to Israel after long weeks during which they tried to return to Israel.
El Al's rescue flight is being carried out on the company's Boeing 737 and is the first flight that Israelis have returned to Israel from the United Arab Emirates since the sky closed.
Photo: Yossi Rosenbaum
Now, Israel has learned today that in the coming days another rescue flight is expected to depart for Israelis left in Dubai.
According to estimates by the Population Authority, there are about 300 Israelis left in Dubai and in talks with officials in the Ministry of Transportation, they make it clear that as long as there is demand, flights will be operated to return Israelis to Israel.
Some Israelis who remained in Dubai protested that the flight opened for sale 24 hours before takeoff, which did not allow them to have time to perform corona tests as required at the entrance to Israel and get the approval of the Exceptions Committee.
In the coming days, as mentioned, another flight will be operated that will bring back Israelis who are stuck in Dubai.
At the same time, rescue flights continue from Frankfurt, Germany.
Israir has been operating daily flights on the Frankfurt-Tel Aviv route since last weekend.
Those who receive approval from the Exceptions Committee are allowed to board the flight and so far hundreds have returned.
Currently, the last rescue flight from Germany to Israel will be this coming Friday, but it is likely that next week more flights will depart, depending on demand.
During the weekend, three rescue flights will be operated from New York to Israel.
There are quite a few Israelis in the United States who are trying to return to Israel. The person who will operate these rescue flights is El Al.
