Saudi Arabia has granted for the first time permission for Air India flights headed to Israel to use its airspace, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
The decision, which will be implemented in March, means that the flights from New Delhi to Tel Aviv would be shortened by two and a half hours.
The new route means that the airline would reduce fuel costs and sell cheaper tickets to passengers.
The Saudi government had banned flights headed to Israel from using its airspace for 70 years.
