Fly Dubai launches regular commercial flights to Israel
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Fly Dubai resumed regular flights after the establishment of relations between the UAE and Israel and the first flight returned from Dubai to Tel Aviv and from there to Dubai. According to the AFP news agency, when the first flight of Fly Dubai reached Tel Aviv from Dubai, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also present there. “This is a historic moment,” said Benjamin Netanyahu, referring to the first Fly Dubai flight to Tel Aviv four hours later. He said to the passengers, “Aslamualaikum, come here again and again.” The Fly Dubai flight later reached Dubai directly from Tel Aviv for the first time, the first scheduled commercial flight since relations between the two countries were restored. An immigration officer in Dubai welcomed the passengers from Israel to Dubai. The passengers entered the city of Dubai and some of them were waving their hands in a sign of peace. The Emir of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said in a recent statement on Twitter, referring to relations with Israel, that it would accelerate peace and development in the Middle East. The UAE and Israel expect the Corona-affected economy to improve after the relationship, and the two countries will also exchange tourists. Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive of Fly Dubai, said in a statement announcing the launch of the flights that the launch of scheduled flights would boost economic growth and create more investment opportunities.
According to the report, Fly Dubai will have two flights a week to Israel, while commercial flights of Israeli airlines are also expected from next week. Abu Dhabi airline Etihad Airways has announced that it will start flights to Tel Aviv from March 2021. Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced in August that they would normalize relations and end the UAE’s long-running boycott of Israel through government-level banking and business agreements. Later, the neighboring country Bahrain also signed an agreement with the UAE on September 15 at the White House to normalize relations with Israel. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are the third and fourth Arab countries to establish relations with Israel. Egypt and Jordan signed peace agreements with Israel in 1979 and 1994, respectively. An Israeli delegation left for Bahrain yesterday to formalize the agreement. Remember the so-called ‘Abraham Treaty’, which has now exposed the long-standing secret relationship between Israel and other Gulf states. It was based on concerns over Iran, a common rival in the region in recent years. Palestinians have expressed outrage at the agreements reached through the United States. Their leaders say the agreements run counter to the Arab long-standing position that Israel will not be recognized until the Palestinians have an independent state. Later, on October 20, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a bilateral visa-free travel agreement. Following this development, Emirati will now be the first citizens in the Arab world not to need a permit to enter Israel. The two states signed four agreements, one involving visa exemption for citizens. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said free movement of people would benefit the Israeli and Emirati economies.
