TEL AVIV (Reuters) - El Al Israel Airlines (TA:ELAL) said on Thursday it will operate the first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier on Sept. 16.
The first flight, using a Boeing (NYSE:BA) 747 jet, will fly to Belgium and from there to Dubai, carrying agricultural and high tech products. It will later become a weekly flight, leaving Israel every Wednesday and returning to Israel on Fridays.
El Al said the new line will be an "import and export" link to Dubai and further east.