Palestine Airways, the new airline of the Palestinian authority, is due to start services on 1 June, although initially it will operate from an Egyptian airport. It will use two Fokker 50s donated by the Dutch Government - a further two have yet to be delivered.
A new airport, built by the Palestinian authority in Dahania in the Gaza Strip, will eventually be the home base of the new airline, but the Israeli authorities have yet to agree to the operational and security arrangements. The first flights, therefore, will initially be from Al-Arish Airport in Egypt, near the Israeli border.
Palestine Airways is to launch scheduled operations to Amman in Jordan, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Larnaca in Cyprus, and Istanbul in Turkey. Further destinations are planned later.
Source: Flight International
