Israel is preparing to gradually reopen the country’s airspace for outbound flights starting Sunday at 8 a.m.
As part of the operational framework, a maximum of two narrow-body aircraft will be permitted to depart per hour, with no more than 50 passengers per flight.
For now, outbound flights will be operated by Israeli airlines El Al, Israir, Arkia and Air Haifa.
In addition, 15 percent of all outbound seats will be reserved for humanitarian, security, diplomatic, or tourist cases.
Israeli citizens wishing to depart on these flights must sign a form stating they will not return to the country for at least 30 days from the date of their flight.
In the coming days, Israel will seek to expand the scope of outbound flights and seats in accordance with security developments.
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