As flydubai plane arrives in Saudi Arabia to bring Israel passengers home, some refuse to board
Another flydubai aircraft has arrived Tabuk, Saudi Arabia to bring stranded Israeli passengers back to Israel after they thwarted a hijacking attempt by one of the pilots, according to reports in Hebrew media.
However, some of the Israeli passengers have refused to board the plane, and are demanding that the Israeli government send an Israeli plane to bring them home safely, according to reports in Hebrew news sites Walla and Channel 12 News.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly denied permission for an Israeli airline or government plane to land in its territory, as the countries do not have formal diplomatic relations.
Flydubai said it was sending a second plane to rescue the passengers from the flight, which was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, after the attempt by the co-pilot to crash the plane.
