In what is seen as a historical moment in the annals of diplomacy and international relations, Saudi Arabia’s air space was opened for Air India flight travelling to Israel on Thursday. The decision brings end to a seven decades old ban by the monarchy against the use of their air space by flights flying to or from Israel.

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As per tweets posted by Flightradar24, a popular aviation twitter site, the historical event took place yesterday when Air India’s Delhi- Tel Aviv flight AI 139 entered Saudi airspace yesterday making it the first commercial flight to do so in seventy years. “Air India’s inaugural Delhi-Tel Aviv flight has now entered Saudi Arabian airspace. #AI139 is the first commercial flight in 7 decades to fly over Saudi Arabia en route to Israel,” the tweet read along with a route map.

Air India’s inaugural Delhi-Tel Aviv flight has now entered Saudi Arabian airspace. #AI139 is the first commercial flight in 7 decades to fly over Saudi Arabia en route to Israel.⁰⁰