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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #40 on: August 16, 2020, 02:19:55 PM »
And reports now that Al Habtoor in UAE is already working with ISRAELI airlines to create travel packages!
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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #41 on: August 17, 2020, 05:23:32 AM »
Bibi: working on direct fly to UAE over Saudi Arabia

https://www.ynet.co.il/article/r1O8asvMP

Also picked up by Bloomberg

Israel Seeking Direct Flights to UAE Over Saudi Arabia, TV Says
Monday, August 17, 2020 12:28 PM
By Alisa Odenheimer

(Bloomberg) --Israel is working on arranging direct flights to the United Arab Emirates that pass over Saudi Arabia, Channel 13 reported, citing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu disclosed this at a briefing on preparations to roesume international flights at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport.
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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #42 on: August 17, 2020, 07:35:13 AM »
Full press release:

PM Netanyahu's Remarks Following the Tour of BGI Airport with Transportation Minister Miri Regev

(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Netanyahu, today (Monday, 17 August 2020), following the tour of Ben-Gurion International Airport with Transportation Minister Miri Regev:

“I have just had a quick tour of the airport ahead of the opening of flights – security procedures and health procedures. Of course, this is an experimental pilot and is related to morbidity.

At the same time, I would like to inform you that we are now working on allowing direct flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai and Abu Dhabi, over Saudi Arabia. It is a very short flight, around three hours, like a flight to Rome but it will change Israeli air travel and the Israeli economy with a great wave of tourism in both directions, with investments of great magnitude.

The Emiratis are very interested in massive investments in Israel in technology, in importing inexpensive products. There is a free trade zone there, one of the largest and most efficient in the world. This will be very beneficial to the Israeli consumer. Simply put, it is an injection of energy in the Israeli economy that will benefit each citizen.

I estimate that we will reach an agreement that will genuinely allow direct flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai. This will open the entire Israeli tourism and air travel market, and also investments, on a magnitude the likes of which we have not seen.

There are also blessings in the time of corona. We will continue to work for the citizens of Israel and businesses in Israel.”

In response to journalists’ questions, Prime Minister Netanyahu said:

We are working with maximum energy and we have already begun to work on opening an air route over Saudi Arabia, which will simply shorten flights between Israel and the UAE, and will, in effect, open up the east and all of the connecting routes for Israeli air travel, it is a major revolution. This is a revolution for tourism to and from Israel, and it changes everything. To the best of my knowledge, Israir has already submitted an official request.”


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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #43 on: August 17, 2020, 10:12:05 AM »
This will absolutely not be something revolutionary for the economy. He can easily juice the economy by getting rid of import taxes, not to mention lowering other taxes.

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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #44 on: August 17, 2020, 11:33:57 AM »
is this all a reason for me not to file DoT complaint for refund from Etihad  for  my cancelled airserbia ticket (etihad ticket stock)
dyall think i'll get etihad to give me free ticket to israel instead- eventually?

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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #46 on: August 17, 2020, 05:10:03 PM »
Bibi: working on direct fly to UAE over Saudi Arabia

https://www.ynet.co.il/article/r1O8asvMP

Also picked up by Bloomberg

Israel Seeking Direct Flights to UAE Over Saudi Arabia, TV Says
Monday, August 17, 2020 12:28 PM
By Alisa Odenheimer

(Bloomberg) --Israel is working on arranging direct flights to the United Arab Emirates that pass over Saudi Arabia, Channel 13 reported, citing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu disclosed this at a briefing on preparations to roesume international flights at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport.

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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #49 on: August 20, 2020, 09:43:44 AM »
Wow. looks like Ethiopian is launching flights TLV Dubai in September. $692 for return flights in the A350

https://travel.walla.co.il/item/3381642

Edit: just realized it's not 5th freedom  >:(

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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #52 on: August 23, 2020, 12:27:11 AM »
Basically the regular crowd from Ohr Hachaim....
That's who it is... schiner and co
And its a really old vid.
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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #53 on: August 23, 2020, 12:46:57 AM »
Basically the regular crowd from Ohr Hachaim....

I spot D.P. there.
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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #57 on: August 30, 2020, 11:47:27 AM »
The Israeli Airline Pilots Association releases a map of the planned route of the first commercial passenger flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates, showing the El Al plane will pass over Saudi airspace when it flies to Abu Dhabi tomorrow.


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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #58 on: August 30, 2020, 11:49:17 AM »
The Israeli Airline Pilots Association releases a map of the planned route of the first commercial passenger flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates, showing the El Al plane will pass over Saudi airspace when it flies to Abu Dhabi tomorrow.

Would really be a game changer for LY is they get permanent KSA overfly.

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Re: Seeds getting planted for Emirates to fly to Israel?
« Reply #59 on: August 31, 2020, 01:52:31 AM »