Türkiye did not allow the Israeli presidential plane to fly over its territory, so the duke was unable to visit the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, as planned.
This was reported by the Turkish publication Milliyet.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog was scheduled to attend the UN climate conference in Baku. According to sources, his visit to the summit was canceled for “security” reasons, however, as the newspaper Yedioth Ahronot clarifies, the real reason was Turkey’s refusal to allow the Israeli president’s plane to cross its airspace.
Relations between Israel and Türkiye have long remained tense. Previously, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel an “occupier”; This was at a demonstration in Istanbul, which was held in support of the Palestinian Authority, which provoked a response from Tel Aviv: it decided to withdraw its diplomats from Türkiye.
Let us remind you that Cursor wrote that although many airlines have not yet returned to Israel, several large companies are increasing the frequency of their flights.
From November 17, Fly Dubai announced an increase in the number of flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv, increasing them to eight daily in each direction. Thus, at least eight flights will fly every day from Ben-Gurion to Dubai, and the same number return.
“Cursor” also wrote that the number of flights associated with the winter holidays for Israeli travelers will increase. And starting today, Israir airline began operating direct flights between Tel Aviv and London. This was an important development in the context of most foreign airlines canceling their flights to and from Israel. Until now, the only company that offered direct connections with the British capital was El Al.
Israir’s new route connects Tel Aviv with London Luton Airport. Flights will operate six times a week, from Sunday to Friday. In the first stage, transportation will be carried out on leased aircraft and, in the future, on aircraft owned by Israir.
