Complying with the provisions of the Chicago Convention of 1944, Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority introduced right this moment it could implement the worldwide necessities of non-discrimination of civil plane of all international locations of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
This new provision opens its airspace to all civilian air carriers, tacitly permitting Israeli airways and air carriers that journey to Israel to make use of its airspace.
In August, Saudi Arabia, which like Oman doesn’t have official diplomatic relations with Israel, opened its airspace to planes owned by or touring to Israel. Oman, situated on the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, borders Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The announcement got here after months of talks between Israel’s Foreign Ministry and authorities in Oman, in line with stories. Following the announcement, Israel’s Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, thanked Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said for his assist in advancing the choice, calling it “an historic and significant decision for the Israeli economy and the Israeli traveler.”
While Israelis celebrated the transfer, some Omanis responded to the announcement on social media saying they had been outraged by the choice and decrying it as one other step towards normalization.
