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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Officials board Israeli flight as UAE trip comes to a close
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli and US officials in the UAE are boarding their flight back to Israel, which will again fly over Saudi Arabia en route to Tel Aviv, as a historic visit to the Emirates comes to a close.
The El Al flight’s return journey has been named 972, in a nod to Israel’s area code. The departing flight was named 971, in tribute to the UAE’s area code.
The plane — the first non-cargo route to make the direct return journey from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv — is expected to fly over Saudi Arabia.
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