Flight emergency brings Israelis to a country that doesn’t recognize their state
Planet Labs PBC/Reuters The emergency landing of an Israel-bound flight in Saudi Arabia marked a rare mass arrival of Israelis in the kingdom, which has no diplomatic relations with Israel.
Just a few years ago, Israeli airlines and Israel-bound flights were forbidden from even entering Saudi airspace, forcing Israeli holidaymakers to take an hours long detour while traveling east to avoid the vast kingdom.
It was a milestone for Israeli aviation, significantly shortening routes to Asia, and what allowed Wednesday’s Dubai-Tel Aviv flight to fly over Saudi Arabia.
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