El Al chosen to carry out first commercial flight from Israel to UAE
While there was media speculation that the airline would fly over Saudi Arabia, El Al rejected the report.
An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)ByCELIA JEAN