UAE and Israel Normalise Relations

[Daver6]

Clearly a charter flight. Is LY even operating any commercial flights at the moment? I thought they were all grounded due to CV19.

 

[Assassin]

Pre-COVID there was a one-stop QF option SYD-TLV which was SYD-JNB and then JNB-TLV on a LY code-share.

 

[boomy]

Clearly a charter flight. Is LY even operating any commercial flights at the moment? I thought they were all grounded due to CV19.

Charter flying taking some high ranking Israeli officials to meet their UAE counterparts as well as Jared Kushner, supposedly to coordinate the upcoming treaty ceremony in Washington DC.

 

[boomy]

The LY flight was approved to access Saudi air space.
Outbound got the number 971 (UAE country code).
Inbound got the number 972 (Israel country code).

 

[boomy]

 

[drron]

And they used a B737-900 as it has anti missile protection.

It was operated by a five year old Boeing 737-900ER with the registration code 4X-EHD. This plane was chosen over EL AL’s flagship Boeing 787-9 because the company’s 737s have anti-missile systems, while the 787s don’t.

Historic EL AL Flight Touches Down In Abu Dhabi

EL AL today operated a historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi. Here's everything you need to know about this special flight.

onemileatatime.com

 

[boomy]

Some more positive news.

Kushner: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain to allow Israeli flights to fly over

Jared Kushner, in a telephone briefing to the press on Wednesday, declared: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will allo

m.jpost.com

 

[boomy]

Emirates preparing to launch flights to TLV.

Emirates Flights To Tel Aviv, Israel, Launch June 23

Emirates will be launching a new daily nonstop flight between Dubai (DXB) and Tel Aviv (TLV) as of June 23, 2022, using a Boeing 777.

onemileatatime.com

El Al got new majority stakes investor, avoids gov takeover.

27-Year-Old Buys Controlling Stake In EL AL

A 27-year-old is taking a controlling stake in EL AL Israel Airlines. Here's what we can expect to change under new ownership.

onemileatatime.com

 

[AIRwin]

El Al, Etihad to develop closer ties

The two carriers have signed an MoU to explore introducing joint codeshare services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

www.routesonline.com

 

[boomy]

El Al puts their premium planes on the TLV-DXB route.

EL AL Will Fly 14x Weekly From Tel Aviv To Dubai

EL AL will fly up to three times daily between Tel Aviv and Dubai as of December 2020. Here are the details of this new route.

onemileatatime.com

 

[AIRwin]

Bahrain and GF next:

Israel's El Al, Bahrain's Gulf Air sign MoU

Bahrain's national airline Gulf Air signed a memorandum of understanding with Israeli carrier El Al on Thursday, with Gulf Air direct flights to Tel Aviv set to start Jan. 7, a Gulf Air statement said.

www.reuters.com

 

[AIRwin]

El Al, Etihad to develop closer ties

The two carriers have signed an MoU to explore introducing joint codeshare services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

www.routesonline.com

Etihad and El Al have launched their joint codeshare network and reciprocal loyalty agreement:

https://www.etihad.com/en/news/etihad-airways-and-el-al-launch-strategic-cooperation

 

[drron]

It may all end soon.

But Israel's Shin Bet security service has voiced concerns - which it did not publicly detail - about arrangements at Dubai International Airport read more and said the three national carriers would stop operating there if these went unresolved.

Should the Israeli airlines eventually stop flying to Dubai, the senior Israeli official said, that would spell a de facto end to their UAE operations and prompt a reciprocal ban.

"If El Al can't fly to the Emirates, then Emirati companies can't land here," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Israel warns of crisis with UAE over Dubai aviation security dispute

Israel extended on Tuesday a deadline that might have halted its airlines' flights to the United Arab Emirates over an aviation security dispute, but warned of a potential crisis with the Gulf state unless the issue is resolved.

www.reuters.com

 

[AIRwin]

Yes, I would certainly expect that Emirates and/or Etihad might start flights to Tel Aviv.

Finally EK:

Emirates arrives in Tel Aviv

First flight was welcomed by Israel’s Minister of Transport and Road SafetyEmirates showcases its latest Boeing 777 ‘game-changer’ aircraft at its newest destination Dubai, UAE, 23 June 2022: Emirates touched down in Tel Aviv today on its first ever service into Israel, operated with its latest...

www.emirates.com