Israeli airline Israir has tentatively booked slots at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport for flights to the United Arab Emirates in October. The airline is still awaiting approval to operate the flights to Dubai. In August, it was announced that flights would begin between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
In August, the world was taken by surprise when President Trump announced a deal that would see the United Arab Emirates formally recognizing Israel. Since then, the Israeli flag carrier has operated a historic first flight by an Israeli airline to Abu Dhabi.
Operating commercial flights
As soon as normalization talks between the two countries were announced, Israir’s CEO started talking about flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai. However, at the time, he mentioned that this would hinge on whether Saudi Arabia would grant the airline overflight rights for its airspace.