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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Open Skies to Transit Flights from Israel, White House Says
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Open Skies to Transit Flights from Israel, White House Says
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain opened skies to transit flights from Israel and backwards, knocking down a major obstacle to global air traffic... 10.09.2020, Sputnik International
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Open Skies to Transit Flights from Israel, White House Says
03:49 GMT 10.09.2020 (Updated: 17:22 GMT 15.01.2023) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain opened skies to transit flights from Israel and backwards, knocking down a major obstacle to global air traffic in a yet another sign of detente in the Middle East, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told reporters.
"They agreed to open their airspace not just to flights from Israel to the United Arab Emirates and back, but to all eastward travel," Kushner said Wednesday during a phone briefing.
Israel and the UAE are expected to sign next week in Washington a peace deal that includes an agreement to launch direct air travel between both countries. The first regular flight carried Israeli and American delegations from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi over Saudi Arabia, which has so far refrained from establishing formal relations with Israel.
Kushner said that the decision of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will greatly increase connectivity between various regions by "cutting down a lot of the travel time." Saudis will be able to go to Europe faster by flying over Israel and Israelis will save hours traveling to Asia, and the people from Asia - when flying to Israel, he explained.
