The first in a series of blogs focusing on the Middle East aviation market. Using the latest flight data our expert analyst, Becca Rowland, explores how changes in diplomatic relations between Israel and its neighbours are generating new air services between the countries.
After years of tension between Israel and its neighbours, the ‘Abraham Accords’ – agreements that normalised ties between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, signed in Washington in August 2020 – appear to be paying dividends in terms of air travel services.
Prior to this, only Egypt and Jordan had direct air services to and from Israel out of the 15 countries located in North Africa and the Middle East. By the end of 2020 – and despite the Covid-19 pandemic – three airlines had started new air services between Dubai and Israel. These were El Al, Flydubai and Israir which were operating with a combined capacity of around 900 seats per day each way in December 2020.
Since then, the…
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