Israel and the UAE have no diplomatic relationship and there have never been flights between the 2 countries.
But for the first time ever, an Etihad plane is flying from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv. It will carry medical supplies to Palestinians dealing with coronavirus.
You can track the flight here.
It’s a sign of the warming relationships between Israel and their Arab neighbors in the region, as political alliances shift to fight back against Iran.
I wrote a trip report about my experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2017 here.
Etihad is no stranger to Israel. The IDF thwarted an ISIS attack on an Etihad A380 in 2017 from Sydney to Abu Dhabi.
I’d love to see commercial flights between the UAE and Israel. Emirates and Etihad offer a level of service that’s offered by no airlines that fly to Israel.
Until then, there’s always the Avi Liberman method of flying to Israel on Etihad:
Do you think we’ll see commercial flights between the UAE and Israel anytime soon?
HT: Tzvi Eleff and chff
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Israel does not recommend traveling within Jordan. I don’t think it is responsible to promote this Avi Leberman mode of transport.
He exaggerated a bit, I told him to fly RJ from AMM-TLV.
Mr Sooper you may not want to take this route but if you open up a taxi service next to the border you’ll probably strike it rich from the hundreds of thousands of Dan’s followers that are going to be turning up there in the next few days because of the post
There are taxis at the allenby bridge. There’s even an arab sheurit to Shaar Sechem (Damascus Gate) for only 40 NIS
Yes, we will
The flight stats ID doesn’t even show the arrival airport.
Given that the flight went over Iraq and Syria, that makes sense.
I was wondering about that route. Why fly so far north and turn around over Turkey and Cyprus?
Actually many NON us flights do not always show where they are flying to while they are airborne. This is especially true with many EU carriers.
They white washed the plane. Not exactly a public change of policy
Very interesting post!
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Very sketchy, this could be a terrible security breach.
No, we likely won’t. Notice that they are delivering medical supplies for Palestinians. They aren’t delivering supplies for Israelis, Palestinians & Israelis, or just simply ‘human beings in need’. Until that tune changes, I wouldn’t expect anything from UAE. Maybe next time they can use a different airport than Tel Aviv; such chutzpah.
GZA airport had it’s runway blown up during the 2nd intifada
That’s their problem. Maybe next time offer supplies for everyone, not just Palestinians
Actually, just the opposite, this may be part of a bigger agreement
Why such a circuitous flight path?
Probably didn’t have permission from Saudi Arabia to overfly.
They are not flying west, they are flying west and very far north. They dont cross Jordan or Israel, they just land in Israel from the Med.
An unmarked cargo plane from Etihad. Yeah, there is as much of a chance of commercial flights initiating as there is that their next delivery of medical supplies will be for Israelis.
Yet, still no Etihad TR by Dan… =)
One day š
No matter how much you like to trash ElAl, Iād rather fly proudly on a plane with an Israeli flag, than give my hard earned dollars to a company that boycotts the Jewish State. I donāt care how nice their first class is.
(And yes, Iām still waiting on an elal refund for a cancelled flight).
I don’t trash or favor any airline.
I tell it like it is.
Anyone know why part of the flight path is grey and a straight line? It looks like the green part is the actual flight path and the grey is something else
Is this also valid leaving from TLV?
Yes. If they werenāt interested in ānormalizingā relations they would of flown into Cairo or a diff Egyptian Airport
cairo is a lot further than TLV from Gaza
That’s great. it’s time to make peace with our cousins. Let’s trade and make peace instead of war. It’s a win-win for both sides. More hate just brings more hate.
Flight path over Cyprus is weird. Almost like they realized last minute they can’t overfly British Territory and made that weird turn.
I’m so old I can remember when flights from New York to Moscow, and Moscow to Beijing, were unthinkable. In time, all things will come to pass.
Are flying to Tlv today again?