Air India’s maiden direct flight reaches Tel Aviv
The direct maiden flight of Air India to Tel Aviv from New Delhi arrived on Thursday, heralding a new chapter in the India-Israel ties and ending a decades-old overfly ban by Saudi Arabia.
Flight AI 139 landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport at 2215 (Israeli time).
“This is really a historical moment…We are in a new era. I am sure that we will see many more Indian tourists coming to Israel…and Israelis would also come to India in much higher numbers,” Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin told.
He said such a direct link would further strengthen the relationship between the two nations.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to permit Air India to use its airspace has enabled the airline to take a shorter route.
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