Since the United Arab Emirates
officially announced opening borders and diplomatic talks with Israel,
relations between the two are rapidly escalating and the latest addition is
launching flights between the two countries.
To go by the latest development, Israelis
may start boarding non-stop flights to the UAE, which in itself is an
achievement considering the hostility shown by the middle east to Israel just a
few months ago. There are talks of launching three Israeli airlines to Dubai as
Dubai is the only Emirate that is allowing forign visitors at present.
First few flights will be launched by
the end of November itself, which will be a mix of Boeing 737-900ER and 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft,
reported by the foreign media. The first commercial flight between the two
nations was flown in August by El Al which carried delegations from both Israel
and UAE and also included Jared Kushner who is credited with brokering the
deal.
Gradually,
flights from other airlines will also be launched for the UAE. After November,
in December Arkia, the second-largest airline in Israel, will launch its flight
to the Emirati nation. UAE is yet to launch its airlines services for Israel
and Emirate, Etihad have not given their take on it.
All
the flights are directed to Dubai due to the strict coronavirus precautions
followed by the UAE government to control the virus spread.
The relations between the officials of
the two countries are slowly normalising especially after UAE’s authorities
made their first official visit to Israel where they agreed to ease travel and upgrade West Bank
checkpoints. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyayu had earlier said, “Today
we are making history.” He added, “the enthusiasm for this peace agreement
among our peoples is enormous, it’s real, it’s broad, it’s deep.”
This
development in the relations will be hugely benefitting the people creating job
opportunities for as many as 15,000 new jobs. Trade will also be hugely
important. Reports also said that ‘many exports are likely to be technology
based, including cyber-security, as well as the latest innovations in medicine
and agriculture.’
UAE
was the first nation to normalise relations with Israel through a historic
peace deal negotiated by the US after Egypt and Jordan. It agreed to allow 28
direct flights per week as per a statement from Israel’s Transportation
Ministry.
It
was only last month when Israel’s parliament officially passed and recognised
the deal between UAE and itself. The parliamentary actions were just a
formality after Israel’s say in the majority and voting ratio of 80-13. The
deal marks a shift of the Middle Eastern countries from boycotting Israel and
not recognising its government.
Soon after the UAE,
Bahrain also opened its borders for the country.
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