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By Mohammad Al-Kassim / The Media Line
An Israeli plan permitting Palestinian travelers to fly out of one of its airports has received official approval. A first charter flight of passengers from the West Bank is set to leave from Ramon International Airport near Eilat in southern Israel later this month.
Amir Assi, of Al-Amir Group, told The Media Line that after meeting with Israeli civil administration officials on Monday he was given the nod to advertise for a pilot program to fly the first charter plane to Antalya, Turkey for only Palestinian passengers mainly from the southern West Bank.
“For the plan to succeed and (to ensure) the security concerns are addressed, we chose to allow travelers to carry with them the minimum,” Assi said.
The first charter flight will take place on Sunday, August 21.
Assi explains that the focus to find travelers at first will be on Bethlehem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, because the distance is relatively shorter to the remote airport.
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