The Egyptian plane was greeted on the runway with celebratory water jets.

The state-owned flag carrier of Egypt is set to fly the route four times a week, according to Zionist media outlets.

Previously, the only flights between Cairo International Airport and Ben Gurion Airport were operated discreetly by Air Sinai, a subsidiary of EgyptAir. The Air Sinai flights were unmarked without the Egyptian flag.

Air Sinai was established in 1982 after the Egypt–Zionist regime “peace” treaty signed in March 1979 stipulated that there must be active civilian aviation routes between the two sides.

The airline operates discreetly: for a long time, it had no website, public schedule of flights, markings on planes, signs at the airports, or a way to make online bookings.

Air Sinai ceased airline operations in its own right in 2002 and operates as a 'paper airline' for its parent company, EgyptAir, using their aircraft without any markings identifying either carrier, although some have been spotted in Tel Aviv in full EgyptAir branding.