Flydubai Reportedly Seeks Israel Flight Restart, but Regev and Aviation Chief Refuse

Flydubai's chief executive and senior Emirati officials reportedly told Israel that the airline had completed its internal inquiry into the attempted attack on its Israel-bound flight, identified failures and dismissed numerous employees. The airline sought permission to resume flights to Israel. Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Civil Aviation Authority chief Shmuel Zakai were reportedly refusing the request as of October 6. Senior Transportation Ministry officials were invited to Dubai the following week. The same report describes proposed advance online forms for non-Israeli passengers and aircrew, submitted 48 hours before entry for review by the Population Authority.