Australia lowers travel advice for UAE and Qatar to Level 2 after hijack attempt
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Australia’s Smartraveller downgraded its travel advice for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to Level 2, urging travellers to exercise a high degree of caution.
The advisory downgrade follows a March upgrade to Level 4 – “do not travel” – and a June reduction to Level 3 – “reconsider need to travel”, after a Boeing 737 Max 8 operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv descended rapidly from 34,000 feet to 15,000 feet during an attempted hijacking that left the captain allegedly stabbed by the first officer with a crash axe; passengers and crew restrained the co‑pilot and the aircraft made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.