Israel and UAE agree on 28 direct flights per week to start soon

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a deal to allow for 28 direct weekly passenger flights connecting Tel Aviv with Abu Dhabi and Dubai, according to a statement from Israel’s Transportation Ministry.
 

The flights will begin “within weeks” and came after significant commercial interest from airliners on both sides in the routes, the statement said.

Both countries are in the process of developing economic and diplomatic agreements following the decision to normalize relations earlier this year.