BREAKING: Another flight cancelled at Budapest Airport, here is Wizz Air’s announcement about Israel flights
Restrictions at Dubai International Airport, the world’s second busiest hub, are impacting flights from Budapest Airport. Meanwhile, airlines have suspended flights to the Middle Eastern country following an Iranian drone attack against Israel. Here’s Wizz Air’s surprising announcement regarding the issue.
Flight from Budapest Airport cancelled
According to turizmus.com, a Hungarian travel news outlet, the Flydubai airline has cancelled its flight from Budapest Airport to Dubai due to extreme weather conditions. Specifically, today’s FZ1405 / FZ1406 DXB-BUD-DXB flight is affected. Passengers will receive refunds for their tickets and have the option to rebook.
Travellers at the airport are advised to contact the crew for updates on the situation. Dubai International Airport, the world’s second busiest, was closed yesterday due to an unprecedented amount of rainfall. Reports suggest that the total annual precipitation for Dubai fell within a single day, leading to chaotic scenes where planes appeared to navigate runways like boats. Here is a video:
Airlines cancel Israel flights one after the other
Recently, EasyJet decided to cancel all flights to Tel Aviv for the next six months due to missile and drone attacks launched by Iran last Saturday. The first EasyJet flight to Israel is scheduled for 27 October. Passengers have the option to receive refunds or rebook their tickets.
Multiple airlines suspended services to Israel and other Middle Eastern destinations on Saturday but reopened routes by Tuesday. Some airlines have rerouted flights to avoid Iranian and Israeli airspace. Virgin Atlantic announced its decision not to fly over Iraq, Iran or Israel. The Lufthansa group and Delta have suspended flights to Beirut, while British Airways continues its operations in Israel, as reported by turizmus.com.
Surprising decision of Wizz Air
Wizz Air, the Hungarian budget airline, has made a surprising decision regarding the situation. Having resumed service to Tel Aviv from Budapest in March, Wizz Air faced questions about its stance amidst evolving security concerns. The Guardian reported potential changes, prompting inquiries to the company by index.hu. Wizz Air confirmed the cancellation of its 14 and 15 April flights but resumed operations on 16 April following careful consideration of all available information.
Wizz Air has decided to continue operating flights according to the regular schedule, with no further cancellations planned. Such a decision is only conceivable if there is a significant change in the security situation in Israel.
Unprecedented Iranian attack against Israel
Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel with hundreds of missiles and drones on 13 April. Israeli defence forces claim to have destroyed 99% of the attacking devices. The attack has drawn condemnation from most world leaders.
Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, reiterated his government’s support for Israel in response to the attack.
Terror threat level heightened in Hungary?
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán convened the Defence Council on Sunday, leading to speculation about a potential increase in Hungary’s terrorism threat level. Magyar Nemzet, a government-close news outlet, reported on the purported elevation. Later, the counter-terrorism force TEK clarified that the government did not raise the terror threat level in Hungary. “Hungary’s terror threat level has remained at 3 since 2016, unaffected by the Defence Council meeting on Sunday,” TEK declared.
Nonetheless, TEK admitted that the police tightened security measures at diplomatic missions, public administration institutions and border checkpoints, while reassuring the public of no imminent terrorist threat to Hungary’s safety.
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