After Saudi Arabia said last month that after opening its airspace to all airlines, Oman is also considering allowing Israeli civil aviation passenger planes to fly over its airspace. At present, the Israeli civil aviation company has applied for permission to fly over Saudi Arabia and Oman, saudi arabia has approved it, and Oman will also approve it.
On August 11, EL AL CEO Dina Bin Tar said Oman expected to allow its EL AL aircraft to fly over its airspace "within a few days." Once approved, EL AL will reduce flight times to India and Thailand by about half an hour to two hours and save on fuel costs. Current routes to these popular destinations bypass Saudi airspace and fly south over the Red Sea around Yemen.
To meet the demand for long-haul routes, El Al said he plans to add a 16th Boeing 787 in 2023, while also beginning to restore the older Boeing 777 to the air. The depression brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is a thing of the past.
