Israir is scheduled to fly the first ever commercial flight by an Israeli airline to Dubai on Tuesday morning, a major milestone in burgeoning ties between Israel and its new Gulf allies. However, the flight was reportedly in danger of being canceled before Saudi Arabia granted long-sought overflight permission Monday evening, according to Hebrew media reports.
Many passengers seeking to be among the first Israelis to visit the UAE as tourists had not known until the last moment whether their trip would be able to go ahead. Without traversing Saudi airspace, flights to the UAE would be significantly lengthened, from three hours to over eight hours, making them unsustainable, and Israir was reportedly mulling canceling the groundbreaking trip. -Full Report
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