Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Israeli flights

Saudi Arabia on Friday opened its airspace to ‘all air carriers’, signalling the end of its longstanding ban on Israeli flights through its territory (Amr Nabil/AP)

Saudi Arabia on Friday opened its airspace to “all air carriers”, signalling the end of its longstanding ban on Israeli flights through its territory.

It is a key step toward normalisation between the two nations as US President Joe Biden visits the region.