Israel and Jordan sign new airspace agreement to allow more Middle East flights to fly over Israeli airspace

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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On 8 October 2020, Israel and Jordan signed a new airspace agreement, which take effects on 9 October. According to this airspace agreement, the two countries have opened more routes to fly over each other's airspace, which will shorten the flight time between the Gulf countries, East Asia, Europe and North America. Flights from the UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be allowed to fly over Israeli airspace.

According to reports, the European Air Navigation Safety Organization played an important role in the negotiation of the agreement. Israel’s Minister of Transportation, Miri Rejeev, stated that this is a groundbreaking new agreement. Because of this agreement, Israel can better integrate into the Middle East.