Air India makes history flying to Israel over Saudi Arabia

[Imran Khan]

Air India makes history flying to Israel over Saudi Arabia

23 Mar, 2018 9:34
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The flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv via the airspace of Oman, Saudi Arabia and Jordan took seven and a half hours.




Air India flight AI 139 from Delhi to Tel Aviv made history yesterday by becoming the first commercial flight to fly to Israel over Saudi Arabia. The flight via the airspace of Oman, Saudi Arabia and Jordan took seven and a half hours, two hours less than if it had been required to circumvent Saudi Arabia.

There were only 75 passengers aboard the gleaming Boeing 788 Dreamliner, which landed at Ben Gurion Airport, but Air India is confident that its three weekly flights on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursday will prove to be profitable.

On hand to greet the historic flight was Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz and Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin.

Katz told AFP, "This is an historic moment. For the first time, there has been an official connection between the State of Israel and Saudi Arabia,”

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Levin echoed these sentiments. "This evening we are celebrating moving closer together our relations with India and the first ever civil connection with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. We welcome the plane's crew and its passengers."

He added, "This flight will contribute to increasing tourist traffic from India which is seeing a major upsurge. Opening this new route is part of the marketing revolution that is bringing about new records in tourists coming to Israel."

Not everybody was celebrating. El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) has not been granted rights to fly over Saudi Arabia on its Tel Aviv - Mumbai route and the Israeli carrier's CEO Gonen Usishkin is protesting unfair competition. He told "Yediot Ahronot", "The government is not acting for our benefit. We expect equal opportunity and it's a shame that the government and the prime minister do not take that into account."

Ninety minutes after landing in Israel, at 11.15 pm, the aircraft took off on the return leg to Delhi, via the same route.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on March 23, 2018

© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2018

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on March 23, 2018

© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2018


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[Imran Khan]

live flight path from flight radar avoiding pakistan iran iraq flying oven oman and KSA jordan

 

[El Sidd]

Let the fatwa party begin !!

 

[Chhatrapati]

@Homo Sapiens Exactly what I was talking about in the other thread You lot are wasting man, time and energy. Others look at the economic benefits.

 

[Enigma_]

Good on Saudis, India and Israel. But let Pakistan grovel in the feet of their masters.

 

[Advaitagrata]

Good on Saudis, India and Israel. But let Pakistan grovel in the feet of their masters.

Which master are you referring too ? chinese, USA or Saudi arabia ?

 

[Imran Khan]

if pakistan allow it flight time will be 0ne hour 20 minutes more less

 

[Novice09]

@Homo Sapiens Exactly what I was talking about in the other thread You lot are wasting man, time and energy. Others look at the economic benefits.

When on other threads Indians were saying that this is going to happen... several were loling and rolfing... several were asking to keep dreaming...

Most of us who are emotionally driven, forget that at the end of the day every country look for its own benefit... be it China, India, US, europe or India...

Although several people here might disagree with me but I strongly feel that Pakistan should focus on its economic growth first, instead of heating up Kashmir... They can learn from their Iron-sea-mountain friend China to keep economical benefits ahead of other issues...

 

[Chhatrapati]

instead of heating up Kashmir

Not possible.

 

[Novice09]

Not possible.

I know that bro... that is the reason they have -ive foriegn reserves and Pakistani Rupee is in ICU... although the Indian economy is growning @ 6%+... we are not utilizing the true potential...

 

[Nanga Tarzan]

live flight path from flight radar avoiding pakistan iran iraq flying oven oman and KSA jordan
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It’s not avoiding Pakistan. It’s going from Mumbai.

 

[Chhatrapati]

if pakistan allow it flight time will be 0ne hour 20 minutes more less

Non-stop flight from Delhi will not be economical. The stops in Mumbai or Goa is necessary for more passengers.

 

[ghameed]

Non-stop flight from Delhi will not be economical. The stops in Mumbai or Goa is necessary for more passengers.

Lots of Israelis in the Konkan ..so makes sense for the Mumbai connect

 

[sputnik]

Only Indian Air Line got permission but Not Israeli National Carrier, El Al. I smell some maneuvering by Modi and Co in this. Even Didi was vocal abt. this during his USA/UN visit. Anyway good Development. Air India is running fully booked for Tel.

 

[Super Falcon]

Lakh di lanat on jew puppets this is why i support hitler u can grow faster than licking jew feets hitler hitler shown a way to live in dignity growing ecnomy technology and put jews in feet