Israel seeks security personnel at UAE airports as condition for resuming Flydubai flights

Israeli officials have demanded the deployment of Israeli security personnel at airports in the United Arab Emirates as a condition for allowing Flydubai to resume flights to Tel Aviv, according to a report by Israeli business newspaper Globes. The newspaper reported that Israel was seeking permission to station security personnel on Emirati territory, as it does in several other countries, and to establish security checkpoints at Dubai airports to inspect aircraft baggage. According to the report, an Israeli delegation led by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, accompanied by security officials, had been scheduled to visit the UAE to discuss aviation arrangements between the two countries. READ: Israel bars crew members holding 29 nationalities from flights to Ben Gurion Airport The planned talks […]