Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Tabuk issued an official statement Wednesday evening regarding the Fly Dubai plane that landed earlier in the country following an unusual emergency incident during flight FZ1073.
In the statement, the Saudis confirmed the incident had ended and that all passengers aboard the plane continued their journey on two replacement aircraft: “Airport management wishes to clarify that all passengers on the flight departed for their final destination via the two replacement aircraft, which took off at 17:40.”
But the Saudi wording is what draws attention: the word “Israel” doesn’t appear in the statement at all. Instead of stating that the passengers took off for Israel—the flight’s intended destination—it says they continued to their “final destination.”
At the end of its statement, the airport emphasized it is committed to the regulations and directives of the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority, as well as international conventions and agreements relating to aviation safety, passengers, and flight crews.