Israel

The number of connections between the United Arab Emirates and Israel is set to grow further.

Israel will join the network of the Philippines' flag-carrier in April as part of efforts to grow tourism and business links between the two countries.

The carrier has postponed the start of the SEA-BLR route multiple times.

The route is made possible by the 2020 Abraham Accords which facilitated visa-free travel between the countries.

The carrier is also buttressing its domestic route network from BOS next year.

The long-haul services will now start in January; American still plans to launch a New York JFK-Delhi route on Oct. 31.

The move follows the European Council's Aug. 30 recommendation to remove several countries from the 'safe' travel list.

The planned service comes nearly a year after the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations.

The launch of flights follows an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations.

The route has been unserved since Germania’s demise in February 2019.

The codeshare agreement will include the airlines’ networks beyond both Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv hubs.

Civil unrest in Israel has prompted a number of carriers to halt flying to the country.

Routes Reconnected hears from tourism experts on how the industry can lower barriers to travel.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

The carrier had been prevented from flying passengers from London to Vienna.

El Al is preparing for a possible further extension of the closure.

The carrier will also start nonstop service from Miami to Suriname in July.

The United Arab Emirates’ newest airline is set to begin flying to Israel.

The normalization accord between Bahrain and Israel paves the way for nonstop scheduled flights between the two countries.

Israel’s flag-carrier has opened reservations for scheduled passenger flights to Dubai.

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

Etihad Airways’ first scheduled route to Israel will begin in March.

Israeli charter operator Israir has already applied for a number of slots between TLV and AUH and, according to Israeli media, leisure carrier Arkia also plans flights to DXB from Jan. 3, 2021.

A deal between the two countries is set to be announced on Oct. 20.

Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Los Angeles are among destinations returning.