The flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi operated by El Al with a Boeing 737-900ER (4X-EHD) This is El Al’s first flight to the United Arab Emirates.
The flight happened today (August 31, 2020), carrying Israeli and US delegations.
The original flight details below:
LY971 Tel Aviv – Abu Dhabi 10:00 – 14:35
LY972 Abu Dhabi – Tel Aviv 12:30 – 15:15
A historic agreement was announced a few weeks ago between Israel and UAE, which also includes the launch of commercial flights between the two countries.
In addition, Israel and the United Arab Emirates will work on establishing agreements related to culture, embassies, energy, environment, healthcare, investment, security, technology and telecommunications.