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Air India's Tel Aviv Service Delayed by Denial of Overflight Rights
(The Hindu-India) Ashwini Phadnis - Air India has delayed the launch of its direct flights between New Delhi and Tel Aviv as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan have denied it overflight permission. Flying over West Asia is the shortest route between India and Israel. A plan to fly over Europe was dropped as it would have increased the flying time and skewed the economics of the flight.