Dubai International Airport received the inaugural flight of the El Al Israeli Airlines, coming from Tel Aviv on December 14.

The El Al company operates up to 14 weekly flights between the two destinations, using Boeing 787 Dreamliners and B739 aircraft.

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The launch of the new service comes as part of the bilateral agreements inked between the UAE and the State of Israel in the wake of the historic peace accord.

Recently, the UAE has announced the activation of tourist entry visas through airlines and travel and tourism offices for Israeli passport holders until procedures for the constitutional ratification of the mutual visa waiver agreement between the two states are completed.

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