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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Air India announces flights to Israel over Saudi Arabia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi Arabia has given Air India approval to fly through its airspace on flights between Israel and India, an airlines spokesperson tells The Times of Israel.
The agreement would shorten the current flight path by some two hours and mark a significant achievement as Jerusalem attempts to upgrade its relationship with Riyadh.
The 7 hour 10 minute flight between Tel Aviv and Mumbai will launch March 22.
Air India says it will operate the flight three times a week.
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