Israel’s three major airlines — El Al, Arkia and Israir — are preparing to begin operating partially government-subsidized flights from Dubai on Friday to bring stranded Israelis back home, according to an announcement by the Transportation Ministry.

Once they receive final clearance from security officials, the airlines will dispatch commercial aircraft from Tel Aviv to Dubai without passengers. The planes will then return to Israel carrying travelers who had originally booked their return journeys through flydubai.

The arrangements follow flydubai’s decision to suspend all flights between Dubai and Israel while authorities investigate an apparent attempt by one of its copilots to deliberately crash an aircraft traveling to Israel on Wednesday.

Following instructions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a request by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, the Finance Ministry agreed to reimburse Israeli airlines for the cost of operating the outbound portion of these flights without passengers.

In its announcement, the Transportation Ministry emphasized that airlines must not take advantage of the circumstances to impose excessive fares. “Israeli airlines are therefore required to maintain fair pricing and refrain from exploiting the situation,” the ministry stated.

The ministry is also advising Israelis holding flydubai tickets to approach the airline directly and demand the compensation and assistance to which they are legally entitled. This includes hotel accommodations, ticket refunds and any other necessary support resulting from the flight cancellations.

El Al plans to offer one-way tickets for a fixed price of $249, which includes one carry-on bag. Israir has set its one-way fare at $299.

Separately, the Transportation Ministry revealed that it submitted an urgent request on Wednesday night seeking an increase in the number of Etihad Airways flights operating between Abu Dhabi and Israel.