Fly Dubai resumed regular flights after the establishment of relations between the UAE and Israel and the first flight was from Dubai to Tel Aviv and from there back to Dubai.
According to the news agency, when the first flight of Fly Dubai reached Tel Aviv from Dubai, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also present there.
"This is a historic moment," Benjamin Netanyahu said of Fly Dubai's first flight to Tel Aviv, four hours from Dubai.
The Fly Dubai flight later reached Dubai for the first time directly from Tel Aviv, the first scheduled commercial flight since relations between the two countries were restored.
An immigration official in Dubai "welcomed Dubai" to passengers from Israel, who entered the city and waved some of their hands as a sign of peace.
The emir of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said in a recent statement on Twitter that relations with Israel would "accelerate peace and development in the Middle East."
The UAE and Israel expect the Corona-affected economy to improve after relations, and the two countries will also exchange tourists.
Ghays Al Ghaith, chief executive of Fly Dubai, said in a statement announcing the launch of the flights that "the launch of scheduled flights will boost economic growth and create more investment opportunities."
According to the report, Fly Dubai will have two flights a week to Israel, while commercial flights of Israeli airlines are also expected from next week.
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has announced that it will start flights to Tel Aviv from March 2021.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced in August that they would normalize relations and end the UAE's long-running boycott of Israel through government-level banking and business agreements.
Later, the neighboring country Bahrain also signed an agreement with the UAE on September 15 at the White House to normalize relations with Israel.
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are the third and fourth Arab countries to establish relations with Israel, while Egypt and Jordan signed peace agreements with Israel in 1979 and 1994, respectively.
An Israeli delegation left for Bahrain yesterday to formalize the agreement.
The so-called "Abraham Agreement", which has now exposed the long-standing secret relationship between Israel and other Gulf states, was based on concerns over Iran, a common rival in the region in recent years.
Palestinians have expressed outrage at the US-brokered agreements, whose leaders see them as contrary to long-standing Arab stance and say Israel will not be recognized until the Palestinians Don't get your own independent state.
Later, on October 20, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a bilateral visa-free travel agreement.
Following this development, Emirati will now be the first citizens in the Arab world who will not need a permit to enter Israel.
The two states signed four agreements, one on "visa exemptions for citizens" and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said free movement of people would benefit the Israeli and Emirati economies.
