Etihad to 'launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv' starting from late March 2021

Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates' national carrier, announced Monday it will start direct flights to Israel in March 2021 after the two countries' recent agreement to normalize ties. 

The Abu Dhabi-based airline "will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv," it said in a statement.

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It added the service will begin on March 28 -- a date that will fall approximately six months after the UAE signed a breakthrough US-brokered deal to formalize relations with Israel.

"The commencement of scheduled flights is a historic moment and as an airline, cements Etihad's commitment to growing opportunities for trade and tourism," said Mohammad al-Bulooki, Chief Operating Officer of Etihad Aviation Group, according to the statement. Read more at i24