Israeli minister bars Flydubai from resuming flights to Israel after terror attack incident. Israel’s Transport Minister Miri Regev has rejected granting permission for flydubai to resume flights to Israel, a week after Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on September 30. Flydubai told Israeli authorities its investigation into the incident was nearing completion and that many employees had been fired.