Wed 02 September 2020:
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday gave permission for all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace, its state news agency reported, ahead of the expected launch of scheduled Israel-UAE flights.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan wrote on Twitter that the kingdom’s “firm and established position toward the Palestinian cause will not change.” However, even he did not directly name Israel in his tweet.
مواقف المملكة الثابتة والراسخة تجاه القضيةالفلسطينية والشعب الفلسطيني لن تتغير بالسماح بعبور أجواء المملكة للرحلات الجوية القادمة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة والمغادرة منها إلى كافةالدول، كما أن المملكة تقدر جميع الجهودالرامية إلى تحقيق سلام عادل ودائم وفق مبادرةالسلام العربية
— فيصل بن فرحان (@FaisalbinFarhan) September 2, 2020
“For years, I have been working to open the skies between Israel and the East,” he said. “Now there is another tremendous breakthrough — Israeli planes and those from all countries will be able to fly directly from Israel to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and back. Flights will be cheaper and shorter, and it will lead to robust tourism and develop our economy.”
