Flights

Attack on Saudi airport leaves 12 dead, hundreds wounded as Houthi strikes escalate, sources say

The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.

Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
This photograph shows a plane of Israel's El Al Israel Airlines connected to an airbridge at Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) International airport Terminal 2, on the outskirts of Paris, on May 12, 2025; Illustrative.

Paris cargo workers refuse to load Elbit shipment onto El Al flight bound for Israel

Ballot box, Ben Gurion Airport.

Pilots' union: Flight crews are being denied their right to vote

Hamam al-Hammami

Flydubai co-pilot planned attack on Israel months before attempted hijacking, investigation reveals


After Flydubai incident: Should Israelis prefer flying blue-and-white?

Flydubai flight reignites debate on foreign airlines. Pilots chairman explains Israeli security differences: Foreign flights aren't all unsafe.

An El Al aircraft.

Lapid: Nothing close to flydubai incident discussed during latest security briefing with Netanyahu

Lapid issued the statement following the incident aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an apparent attempt by a pilot to seize control of the aircraft.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks during a press conference as part of the Together party election campaign in Tel Aviv, central Israel, August 19, 2026.

'The plane suddenly plunged': Israeli passengers recount chaos aboard flydubai flight

"From what I understand, the pilot tried to kill himself together with us," one passenger said. "Some of the passengers helped the other pilot take control of him until they landed the plane."

An airplane of budget airline flydubai lands at Israel's Ben Gurion aiport near Tel Aviv on November 26, 2020 on the first scheduled commercial service between the two cities, following the normalisation of ties between the UAE and Israel.

Flydubai pilot attempts terror hijacking of flight to Tel Aviv, foiled by Israeli passengers

Israeli official says “major disaster avoided” after pilot stabbed his co-pilot, attempted to hijack aircraft with over 100 Israeli passengers • Plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia

Damage done to rudder of flydubai flight after suspected attempted hijacking, September 30, 2026.

Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption

The announcement follows Reuters reporting on Monday that the Trump administration was set to grant a one-month US Treasury waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to fly between Iran and Najaf.

Iraqi Airways aircraft are parked at the gates at Baghdad airport on February 20, 2025; Illustrative.

Trump administration considers waiver to allow Iraqi flights for pilgrimage in Iran - report

A source says that the waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly to and from the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf for one month, with a more permanent waiver potentially coming into place.

Shiite Muslim devotees sit in prayer while having copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, placed on the head as they attend mass prayers.

Air India set to resume near-daily flights between Tel Aviv, Delhi starting December

Once flights resume, the company will join Ben-Gurion Airport's list of foreign long-haul carriers, which currently includes US carriers Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

Air India's first Boeing 787 Dreamlinter (R) aircraft from Charleston, USA, is parked on the tarmac at Indira Gandhi International airport's terminal T-3 in New Delhi, on September 8, 2012.

Israir awaits final approval for Tokyo, Miami flights, adds new European destinations for 2027

The announcement came following an earlier announcement by Israir on Sunday that it will expand its operations in Morocco to two weekly flights starting in November.

Israir Airlines Airbus A330.

Ben-Gurion Airport parking lots full as holiday travel surge leaves passengers seeking alternatives

The Israel Airports Authority announced Sunday that all parking lots at Ben-Gurion Airport are full because of heavy passenger traffic during the High Holy Days.

Lines at the Ben-Gurion airport.

Israir expands Morocco service with two weekly Marrakesh flights, plans Casablanca route

Under the planned schedule, passengers could, for example, fly from Israel to Marrakesh and return from Casablanca without traveling back to their original arrival city.

Israir plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.