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On Monday, Hebrew media reported that the crisis of the approximately 200 Israeli passengers stranded at Dubai International Airport, since this morning, and who were detained upon arrival at the airport, will soon end.
Hebrew media talk about solving the crisis of 200 Israelis stranded in #Dubai Airport Due to “unregulated visas” https://t.co/xTCcscZj0S#Toss_News #UAE #Israel pic.twitter.com/6zu5rpZmiJ
– Erm News (@EremNews) December 7, 2020
The Hebrew media cited sources from the UAE Foreign Ministry who confirmed that the issue is on track to be resolved and that Israeli travelers will be able to enter shortly after completing e-visa forms at the airport.
The delay in Dubai UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs: In the next hour, Israelis at the airport will be able to enter, after completing the visa forms.@sharonidan https://t.co/iMhz6GffCS
– News here (@kann_news) December 7, 2020
For its part, the airline “Fly Dubai” apologized to travelers for their delay after arriving at Dubai International Airport on a flight operated by the company from Israel to Dubai, on Monday morning.
The company said in a statement sent to the media: “We apologize to the 155 passengers who were late when they arrived this morning (Monday). We reviewed the reasons for this delay and we understand that this was an inconvenience for our passengers’ schedules.”
The statement added: “These are not the service standards that we would expect for any of our passengers, and we recheck the process and procedures to avoid delays on subsequent flights.”
https://t.co/ceN3KCJKBL
– i24NEWS Arabic (@ i24NEWS_AR) December 7, 2020
The Hebrew channel “i24news” had stated, today, that “it was not clear why the travelers were arrested at that time”, but it was likely that this was related to “the problem of unregulated entry visas”.
The channel indicated that another flight, which was due to take off this morning from Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, was stopped and the passengers of the plane were left until the problem was solved “with the Emirates.
Officials from Israel’s Foreign Ministry were quoted as saying that “consultations are underway to resolve the problem, and that senior ministry officials are now handling the issue.”
The Hebrew channel stated that “the problems of Israeli travelers entering Dubai started yesterday, and that at this time it is not clear why the United Arab Emirates is preventing their entry.”
He noted that “it was decided that (Yusraire) would operate four flights to Dubai today,” noting that “at this time, all are being delayed and passengers are being asked to take the changes into account.”
And the UAE Foreign Ministry previously announced that “tourist visas to enter the UAE through airlines, travel and tourism offices have been activated for Israeli passport holders, pending completion. the constitutional procedures to ratify the agreement on mutual exemption from entry visa requirements between the two countries. “
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