Home GCC UAE Israeli airline Israir seeks UAE landing permit The two countries announced last week that they plan to normalise relations by Bloomberg August 17, 2020 Israir Airlines Ltd. has started the process of applying for a landing permit in the UAE, chief executive officer Uri Sirkis said on Sunday. The two countries announced last week that they plan to normalise relations. Dubai is a “very, very attractive” destination, since it is only 3 1/4 hours away, and it is likely to be very popular with Israelis, just as Turkey and Greece are, the CEO said in an interview with Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster. While Israel has peace agreements with both Egypt and Jordan, Israeli airlines haven’t been permitted to fly to vacation spots such as Aqaba in Jordan or Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, he said, adding that he hopes that in the case of the UAE, the situation will be different. In addition, in order to get to the UAE, Israeli planes would have to fly over Saudi Arabia, which until now hasn’t granted Israeli airlines overflight permission for destinations such as India, he said. Tags Egypt Israel Israir Airlines Ltd. Jordan Landing Permit Planes UAE 0 Comments You might also like Flying Taxis: How Archer aims to revolutionise travel in the UAE AD Ports signs concession deal to operate Egypt’s Safaga terminal Sharjah bans New Year’s Eve fireworks in solidarity with Gaza UAE to announce petrol, diesel prices for January; will rates drop in 2024?