
Saudi Arabia refused to allow Israeli aircraft to enter its airspace to transport the passengers of the Fly Dubai flight who made an emergency landing in the Kingdom after changing the course of their flight that was heading to Tel Aviv.
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Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Saudi airspace was closed to Israeli aviation until 2022.
An Israeli official told CNN on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia refused to allow Israeli planes to transport the stranded passengers who were on board Flydubai flight FZ1073.
An Israeli official had previously told CNN that Israel is considering the possibility of sending a plane - whether military or civilian - to Saudi Arabia to return passengers who landed there after changing the flight path, which was originally headed to Tel Aviv.
Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, and Israeli airlines and flights heading to Israel were prohibited from even entering Saudi airspace, until 2022.

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