Regular air flights between Gaza and the UAE shortly

Palestine's Consul in Dubai, Salim Abu Sultan, on Tuesday said that the Palestinian air line company will as of next Friday start flights to Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates.

He added that some 90 Palestinians will arrive in Dubai on Friday on board a Boeing 727 plane to take part in the Dubai Shopping Festival.

Abu Sultan explained that "a regular line between Gaza and Dubai will be opened on April 5, at an average of two flights every week, and UAE dailies published advertisements to this end.