Aviation accounts for an estimated 2-3 per cent of global carbon emissions
The new flight will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft in summer next year
All airlines owned by Germany’s Lufthansa, including Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Airlines and Brussels Airlines, cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Saturday
In the aftermath of the earthquake, while Marrakech airport continues to function normally, it has seen long queues of tourists wanting to fly out of the city
Thousands of domestic and international flight schedules have been disrupted as the UK air traffic was completely halted for three hours on Monday
The airlines have added 42 new countries to their shared network, including Italy, the Maldives, Norway, Singapore and Sweden
Starting from August 1, the flights in both directions will operate daily
Dubai airline Emirates’ service to London Heathrow features high on the list
The agreement comes as British Airways converts its flights to Doha and Muscat to direct services from October 30
Move follows recent lifting of sanctions on Iran