LY first flight to UAE
Aug 28, 2020, 2:28 pm
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El Al received permission for this flight to fly over Saudi Arabia.
https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/st...65156886720512
https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/st...65156886720512
Aug 28, 2020, 7:34 pm
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Aug 28, 2020, 8:59 pm
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And of course the return to TLV should logically be 972, which is Israel's dialing code
Aug 28, 2020, 9:01 pm
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Aug 29, 2020, 12:24 am
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No doubt about that! Never heard anything like that before! It just area code. When you call Israel. You know it is very expensive international calling. You have used on WhatsApp. It's free! You can texting to your friends or call your friends free.
Aug 29, 2020, 6:54 am
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LY 971 Aug 31 TLV - AUH 10:00-14:35
LY 972 Sept 1 AUH - TLV 12:30-15:15
LY 972 Sept 1 AUH - TLV 12:30-15:15
Aug 29, 2020, 7:36 am
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If you want to be on those flights, you first need to contact the White House (at least if you are a reporter).
Aug 29, 2020, 3:29 pm
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El Al received permission for this flight to fly over Saudi Arabia.
https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/st...65156886720512
https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/st...65156886720512
Aug 29, 2020, 8:32 pm
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If you want to be on those flights, you first need to contact the White House (at least if you are a reporter).
https://twitter.com/talschneider/sta...995968000?s=21
https://twitter.com/talschneider/sta...995968000?s=21
Aug 29, 2020, 9:37 pm
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Aug 29, 2020, 9:51 pm
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Aug 29, 2020, 11:06 pm
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Another interesting aspect - sending the pilots to AMS for simulator training. Does LY not have its own sim? Their biggest fleet.
Aug 29, 2020, 11:23 pm
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Come on, who is the native Hebrew speaker here? 
In the context of the question of the difference between ממשל and ממשלה, I stand by my answer that ממשלה stands for cabinet, even though both ממשל and ממשלה also mean government.
The published schedule for ELY 971 is 10:00 AM - 2:35 PM, 3:35, and for ELY 972 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM, 3:45.
In the context of the question of the difference between ממשל and ממשלה, I stand by my answer that ממשלה stands for cabinet, even though both ממשל and ממשלה also mean government.
The published schedule for ELY 971 is 10:00 AM - 2:35 PM, 3:35, and for ELY 972 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM, 3:45.
Aug 29, 2020, 11:40 pm
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Yes. 2 hrs and 30 minutes. They can allowed go overflew KSA airspace. They already relaxed the restrictions. El Al has already received permission from Saudi Arabia.