With Mossad Approval, Flydubai Passengers Board Relief Flight in Saudi Arabia

Following initial refusals, all Israeli passengers boarded the relief flight from Tabuk after the Mossad cleared the flight crew.

Flydubai Boeing 737-800 at Dubai International Airport, 2011 · Photo: Mohammadreza Farhadi Aref · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Hours after the emergency landing at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia, all Israeli passengers from the Flydubai flight boarded the rescue aircraft returning to Israel, news outlets Arutz Sheva and Srugim reported.

Boarding proceeded after the Mossad vetted and approved the replacement flight crew. According to Arutz Sheva, several passengers had initially refused to board the alternative plane, but following the security clearance, the standoff was resolved and all Israelis boarded ahead of departure.