El Al to run special flights bringing Israelis home from Dubai after flydubai suspension
El Al said it will run special flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv from Friday 2 October, a day after flydubai suspended Israel flights following an incident on a Tel Aviv-bound plane.
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The story, neutrally told
Israeli airline El Al said on Thursday 1 October that it would operate special flights to repatriate Israelis in Dubai. Hindustan TimesN “Israeli airline El Al on Thursday said it would operate special flights to repatriate Israelis in Dubai” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ CNAN “Israeli airline El Al will fly Israelis home from Dubai after flydubai suspended flights following an incident on a Tel Aviv-bound plane.” Read at CNA ↗ The company said the "special rescue flights" from Dubai to Tel Aviv would start on Friday, with LY974 leaving Dubai at 11:00 and an additional flight, LY972, leaving at 13:00. Hindustan TimesN “"Starting tomorrow (Friday): El Al will operate special rescue flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv,"” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ CNAN “An additional flight, LY972, will depart Dubai at 13:00," it added.” Read at CNA ↗ Tickets will be sold at a uniform price of $249 and passengers may travel only with hand luggage; an El Al spokesperson told AFP there would be an update once permission was granted for additional flights. Hindustan TimesN “its special tickets would be sold at a uniform price of $249, and that passengers would only be allowed to travel with hand luggage” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ CNAN “A spokesperson for the airline told AFP there would be an update once permission was granted for additional flights.” Read at CNA ↗
The UAE carrier flydubai had announced on Wednesday that it was suspending flights to and from Israel pending an investigation into an altercation on a Tel Aviv-bound flight that was forced to divert. Hindustan TimesN “Flydubai announced it was suspending flights to and from Israel on Wednesday, pending an investigation into an altercation on a Tel Aviv-bound flight which was forced to divert.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ According to the reports, passengers rerouted the plane to stop it crashing, and it made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia before its mostly Israeli passengers were flown home; passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted. Hindustan TimesN “passengers reroute the flydubai plane to stop it from crashing, making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ CNAN “Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted.” Read at CNA ↗ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the co-pilot behind the apparent attack had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination", while the UAE said it was probing a possible terror link. Hindustan TimesN “the co-pilot behind the apparent attack had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination" as the UAE said it was probing a possible terror link” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ CNAN “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot behind the apparent attack” Read at CNA ↗
El Al had suspended its Israel–Dubai flights at the start of the Middle East war at the end of February and announced on Wednesday it planned to resume them from November; with Sukkot drawing to a close, many Israelis abroad are expected to want to return in the coming days. Hindustan TimesN “announced on Wednesday that it planned to resume them from November” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ CNAN “many Israelis who travelled abroad are expected to want to return to the country in the coming days” Read at CNA ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on.
Left0 outlets
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Centre3 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets run the same wire-style report framing the flights as a practical response to the flydubai suspension, with the cockpit incident as background.
- Emphasis
- Flight times, fare and baggage limits, and the diverted flydubai flight.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither gives independent detail on the investigation, the co-pilot's alleged motive beyond Netanyahu's statement, or Emirati or flydubai comment on the El Al flights.
- Charged language
- “special rescue flights”“hero's welcome”
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“"Starting tomorrow (Friday): El Al will operate special rescue flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv,"” — Hindustan Times
“flown home to a hero's welcome” — CNA
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- El Al will run special flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv from Friday 2 October (LY974 at 11:00, LY972 at 13:00).
- Tickets cost a uniform $249 with hand luggage only.
- Flydubai suspended Israel flights on Wednesday pending an investigation into an incident on a Tel Aviv-bound flight.
- Netanyahu said the co-pilot had undergone 'Islamist radical indoctrination'; the UAE is probing a possible terror link.
El Al organisation
El Al presents the flights as special rescue flights for Israelis stranded in Dubai, with a fixed fare and hand-luggage-only rule, and says more flights depend on permission.
“A spokesperson for the airline told AFP there would be an update once permission was granted for additional flights.” — Hindustan Times
“its special tickets would be sold at a uniform price of US$249” — CNA
Left0 articles
No coverage yet.
Centre3 articles
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Hindustan TimesN · · via AFP
Israeli airline El Al says will run flights to return Israelis from Dubai
Neutral AFP copy run by Hindustan Times, leading with El Al's announcement and giving the incident as context.
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CNAN ·
Israeli airline El Al says will run flights to return Israelis from Dubai
Neutral CNA's version of the same AFP text, with a lede linking the flights directly to the flydubai suspension.
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Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 1 Oct 17:45 First Hindustan TimesN Israeli airline El Al says will run flights to return Israelis from Dubai via AFP
- 1 Oct 18:29 +44m CNAN Israeli airline El Al says will run flights to return Israelis from Dubai
- 1 Oct 19:24 +1h 39m Anadolu AgencyN Israel approves repatriation flights for 1,800 stranded passengers after Flydubai suspension
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.