The emergency landing of this Tel Aviv-bound plane in Saudi Arabia marked a rare occasion where a large number of Israeli citizens arrived into the kingdom that does not recognize their state and has no diplomatic relations with Israel. However, this was not the first time. Last year, another flydubai plane with Israelis on board made an emergency landing in Riyadh after one passenger suffered a stroke. A year ealier, a plane from Israel to the Seychelles made an emergency landing in Jeddah after an electrical failure.