{"id":41686,"date":"2023-08-13T12:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T07:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=41686"},"modified":"2023-09-11T23:07:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:37:05","slug":"wizz-air-israeli-passengers-denied-entry-in-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/13\/wizz-air-israeli-passengers-denied-entry-in-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizz Air Israeli Passengers Denied Entry in the Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ABU DHABI-<\/strong> Reportedly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=UAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/a> has prevented the entry of approximately 170 Israeli passengers who were aboard a <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Wizz+Air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W)<\/a> flight originating from Tel Aviv (TLV) in Israel, as stated by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/united-arab-emirates-blocks-entry-for-passengers-from-israeli-flight\/2966165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Anadolu Agency<\/a><\/em> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Israel&#8217;s Kan broadcaster, the flight, operated by the European low-cost airline Wizz Air subsidiary Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, departed from Tel Aviv&#8217;s Ben Gurion International Airport and arrived at <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Abu+Dhabi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)<\/a> in the UAE during the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"United Arab Emirates (UAE) has prevented the entry of approximately 170 Israeli passengers who were aboard a Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W) flight originating from Tel Aviv (TLV) in Israel\" class=\"wp-image-31839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-600x330.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-750x413.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74-1140x627.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a3218e7a3c5d7b3749ca819e56fddd9dd4bf_5cd2da74.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Wizz Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wizz-air-israeli-passengers\">Wizz Air Israeli Passengers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Airport authorities reportedly held the disembarked passengers separately and allowed travelers from other flights landing in Abu Dhabi to proceed ahead in customs queues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason behind the UAE&#8217;s decision to deny entry to the passengers from the Israeli flight has not been provided. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Sama News Agency noted that the Israeli passengers mentioned they were denied entry due to not having valid visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"United Arab Emirates (UAE) has prevented the entry of approximately 170 Israeli passengers who were aboard a Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W) flight originating from Tel Aviv (TLV) in Israel\" class=\"wp-image-31837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wizz-air-a321neo-abu-dhabi5_23141bab.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Wizz Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flight-details\">Flight Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operates a daily 1X flight between TLV and AUH. Further, it deploys its flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Airbus+A321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A321<\/a> aircraft to serve this route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FlightRadar24, Wizz Air flight 5W took off from TLV with a 40 minutes delay at 12:22 PM local time. After being airborne for almost three hours, it landed safely at AUH at around 4:14 PM Local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Airbus A321-200 operated the flight, registered as A6-WAD. Further, it is a 4.5-year-old aircraft, originally delivered to Wizz Air Hungary (W6) in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More details are awaited, and we will keep you posted as always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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