El Al prepares for first official flight to Abu Dhabi next week

Israel’s national carrier El Al is preparing to make the first official flight to Abu Dhabi by an Israeli airline, Hebrew media reports say.

The report is not yet officially confirmed. According to Reuters, the government has issued a tender for the flight, but it is not clear that El Al has been selected.

It would be the company’s first commercial flight in months, after it shut down most of its operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The flight will carry Israeli and American delegations, including White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, for talks with Emirati officials.

Grounded El Al planes at Ben Gurion Airport on April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Moshe Shai/ Flash90)

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