As the adage goes, in every crisis lies an opportunity. February's Route Analysis looks at three carriers moving into new territories that were unlikely to have been on the radar this time a year ago. Etihad Airways will open a daily scheduled year-round route between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Tel Aviv (TLV) in March, becoming the latest carrier to serve the United Arab Emirates-Israel market. The launch follows the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two nations and the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington DC in September 2020. A month later, Etihad became the first Gulf Cooperation Council carrier to operate a commercial passenger flight to and from TLV.
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