Saudi Arabia Permits Air India to Overfly to Israel
Mar 22, 2018, 10:39 am
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FlightRadar24 has adjusted the expected route of Air India 139 to Tel Aviv, showing that it may cross much of the breadth of Saudi Arabia while *avoiding* Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq. It is now over Oman. Next, apparently, are UAE and Qatar. https://t.co/2O3ZP75k1S
Mar 22, 2018, 1:57 pm
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Just been following LY72 on flightradar and it has changed course and it looks like it is heading for Saudi Arabia too...
On second thoughts...looks like just an estimated position so probably wrong....oh we can wish!
On second thoughts...looks like just an estimated position so probably wrong....oh we can wish!
Last edited by AntonyL; Mar 22, 2018 at 2:11 pm
Mar 22, 2018, 2:14 pm
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Because LY72 stopped transmitting its signal, you only see a theoretically calculated shortest route.
Mar 25, 2018, 12:01 am
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I remember, about 20 years ago, flying SAA on a TLV-J'Burg flight having to land in Cairo for about 3 minutes because a number of African nations would not allow flights originating in Israel to overfly their territory. I have no idea if that has since changed.
Mar 25, 2018, 1:19 am
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For a period about two years ago, ET flights from ADD-TLV stopped in CAI, for a similar reason.
Mar 25, 2018, 2:40 am
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Mar 28, 2018, 11:40 am
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El Al Suing Israel Over Air India Flight Using Saudi Airspace
The Points Guy - by Jessica Puckett
March 28, 2018 - 14 minutes ago
QUOTE:
"Israel’s national airline, El Al, petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, filing suit in seeking to stop Air India from taking a shorter path on its nonstop flight from New Delhi (DEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV) through Saudi airspace.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/el-al-...audi-airspace/
The Points Guy - by Jessica Puckett
March 28, 2018 - 14 minutes ago
QUOTE:
"Israel’s national airline, El Al, petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, filing suit in seeking to stop Air India from taking a shorter path on its nonstop flight from New Delhi (DEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV) through Saudi airspace.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/el-al-...audi-airspace/
Mar 28, 2018, 12:29 pm
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El Al Suing Israel Over Air India Flight Using Saudi Airspace
The Points Guy - by Jessica Puckett
March 28, 2018 - 14 minutes ago
"Israel’s national airline, El Al, petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, filing suit in seeking to stop Air India from taking a shorter path on its nonstop flight from New Delhi (DEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV) through Saudi airspace.
The Points Guy - by Jessica Puckett
March 28, 2018 - 14 minutes ago
"Israel’s national airline, El Al, petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, filing suit in seeking to stop Air India from taking a shorter path on its nonstop flight from New Delhi (DEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV) through Saudi airspace.
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Mar 28, 2018, 12:52 pm
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It makes little sense that are suing their own government when it is not the state action of Israel. The problem cannot be redressed by Israel as it is KSA who are making the exception unless they prohibit flights that operate over KSA from flying into Israel. This would be a clearly targeted law which are generally disfavored but not sure how they are regarded under the Israeli constitution