(VOVWORLD) - The first commercial passenger flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on what will be a regular flight route, was made on Tuesday by Israir Airlines.
 Israeli airline conducts first commercial passenger flight to UAE (Photo: ITN) |
The Israeli airline said 170 passengers boarded the flight, which lasted 3 hours and 17 minutes. The plane took off from Ben Gurion Airport, Israel's international airport outside Tel Aviv, and landed at Dubai International Airport.
Israir says that from now on it will conduct 18 flights a week between the two countries. Israel's flag carrier El Al announced in November that it will launch direct passenger service to Dubai, with 14 weekly flights, starting next Sunday. The other leading Israeli airline, Arkia, will also operate direct flights to Dubai, starting Thursday.