First direct flight from Israel lands at Jeddah airport – Muricas News

For the primary time in historical past, a passenger airplane flew instantly between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The constitution flight, which was carrying journalists and a part of the workers accompanying US President Joe Biden, took off from Ben Gurion Airport and landed at Jeddah Airport.

It was initially deliberate that the airplane would make an intermediate cease in Cairo, however the determination of Saudi Arabia to announce forward of schedule the opening of the sky for Israeli flights allowed to alter the route and fly on to Jeddah.