Last minute: Israel and Turkey are expanding the air traffic between the two countries with a new agreement to be signed today. Israel said in a statement that it will be the first time since 1951 that the aviation agreement will be signed.
TODAY TO BE SIGNED
According to a written statement from the Israeli Prime Ministry Press Office, a new bilateral aviation agreement will be signed today, which will strengthen relations for the first time since 1951 and enable Israeli airline companies to resume flights to Turkey.
In the statement, it was stated that the agreement decision came after “the talks between the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority and Turkish institutions and the meeting between the Minister of Transport Merav Michaeli and his Turkish counterpart a few months ago.”
Accordingly, as part of the agreement between the two countries, the flights of Turkish companies to Israel will resume, as well as the flights of Israeli companies to various destinations in Turkey.
In the statement, which also included the words of Israeli Transport Minister Merav Michaeli, the Israeli Minister said, “Aviation relations are a strategic tool for Israel’s economic development and maintaining Israel’s regional position.” used the phrases.
Source: AA