Israel's El Al Airlines says Dubai flights will be disrupted from Sunday

El Al Israel Airlines said Thursday it would not be able to maintain a full flight schedule to Dubai from Sunday due to disagreements over security arrangements in Dubai. Tens of thousands of Israelis who had already purchased tickets will not be able to fly, it said. El Al and two local rivals called on the Israeli government to intervene. One option, they said in a letter made public, was to secure from Dubai authorities "an additional allocation of security tags, to an extent that will allow the Israeli companies to handle the entire planned flight schedule." The other was to reroute flights operated by airlines in both countries away from Dubai to nearby Abu Dhabi or other airports to ensure fair competition. Nonstop flights from Tel Aviv to Dubai on El Al and smaller rivals Israir and Arkia were among the fruits of a landmark 2020 deal establishing ties between Israel and the UAE. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have visited the UAE commercial hub since.<br/>