AMMAN — The first batch of Palestinian
travelers from the
West Bank took off for Cyprus on Monday using Israel’s Ramon
Airport, on the outskirts of the southern city of Eilat, as part of an Israeli
pilot program allowing the facility to be used by residents of the West Bank
for certain flights, according to Israeli media outlets.
اضافة اعلان
Israel’s Arkia Airlines flew 40 residents of
Bethlehem and Hebron from
Ramon Airport to Larnaca. A return flight is
scheduled for Friday. The route will also serve Israelis, who will be seated
alongside Palestinian passengers.
On Monday, spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry
of Transport Musa Rahal was quoted as saying that the ministry remains clear in
its position on the travel through Ramon airport, which is to advise citizens
not to use it as it only serves Israeli economic interest, and affects
Palestinian sovereignty.
He said that international agreements grant
Palestinians the right to travel through their own airport, such as the
Jerusalem International Airport in Qalandya, which was destroyed by the
occupation forces.
Rahal said that talks are being held with Jordan to ease
travel measures for Palestinians using the
King Hussein Bridge with the aim of
cutting travel time, especially after the agreement to open the crossing 24
hours by the beginning of November.
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