OMAN — On Monday, the
Hebrew newspaper Haaretz revealed that
the Sultanate of Oman had recently decided to prohibit Israeli aircraft from
flying within its airspace. The newspaper noted that this decision would
significantly impact flight ticket prices in Israel, as it would result in
longer flights to the Far East, particularly Thailand, adding approximately two
and a half hours to the journey, Amad reported.
اضافة اعلان
Avi Berlovitch, the CEO of
Arkia Israeli Airlines, was
quoted in the newspaper, explaining, "Two days ago, an Israeli plane was
asked to perform an evacuation mission for the Thai government. However, it
could not traverse Omani airspace, forcing us to choose a considerably longer
route."
Additionally, on Monday, the
Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the Israeli airline "El Al" had ceased flights in the
airspace of the Arabian Gulf due to security alerts. According to the
authority, "At this stage, El Al has suspended flights on the direct route
to Thailand, opting for a different path that avoids Saudi Arabian and Gulf
airspace."
This diversion would extend the flight duration to
approximately 12 hours, compared to the original eight hours. It appears that
this decision was made due to potential warnings against flying on a route
relatively close to “hostile Arab nations.”
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority also noted that "El
Al has not responded to these reports as of now." The authority included
an image showing the flight path over the Red Sea.
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