EMIRATES touched down in Tel Aviv recently on its first ever service in Israel, operated with its latest Boeing 777 'game-changer' aircraft.

Reflecting the importance of this new air transport link, the high-profile delegation onboard the inaugural flight included: Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE minister of Economy; Mohamed Al Khaja, UAE ambassador to Israel; Amir Hayek, Israeli ambassador to UAE; Waleed Al Naqbi, senior administrator, Coordination and Follow up, UAE Ministry of Economy; Richard Mintz, advisor to the UAE Ambassador in the United States; Ahmad AlMarri, Dubai Economy and Tourism, head of Region, GCC and Mena International Operations; Abdulhamied Seddiqi, vice chairman at Seddiqi Holding; and Ross Kiel, director at Kosher Arabia.