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flydubai made this announcement:
The first scheduled commercial flight operated by flydubai from Dubai International (DXB) landed at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) on Thursday, November 26 to a water salute. The inaugural flight was flown by Captain Patrick Gonzenbach and Emirati First Officer, Abdulla Al Shamsi.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said: “Today’s inaugural flight sees the air transport agreement realised. The creation of these direct air links will support the development of commercial ventures across a number of sectors helping to drive success and prosperity. We look forward to welcoming the first passengers from Israel as they come to explore the UAE.”
Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and E-commerce, said, “Since we announced the launch of operations to Tel Aviv we have seen strong demand for services from both Israel and the UAE. We received our first bookings from both tourists and business travellers shortly after the schedule was published. There is opportunity to further grow our double daily service.”
Flight schedule and fares
Return Business Class fares start from DXB to TLV are 6,000 AED and Economy Class fares are 1,600 AED.
Return Business Class fares start from TLV to DXB are 1,600 USD and Economy Class fares are 360 USD.
| Flight number | Departure Airport | Time of departure | Arrival Airport | Time of arrival |
| FZ 1163 | DXB | 09:40 | TLV | 11:35 |
| FZ 1164 | TLV | 12:35 | DXB | 17:45 |
| FZ 1627 | DXB | 22:00 | TLV | 23:55 |
| FZ 1628 | TLV | 00:55 | DXB | 06:05 |
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