Royal Jordanian Airlines this week flew its first scheduled flight into Ben-Gurion Airport.
In another step also taken Sunday toward full normalization of ties between Israel and Jordan, Israeli motorists were allowed to drive private vehicles across the Arava Terminal between Eilat and Aqaba.
Both steps were called for under the terms of the two countries’ historic October 26, 1994, peace treaty.
The first day at the Arava terminal was sluggish, with motorists tending to turn back rather than pay a whopping $200 fee for the bureaucratic and insurance arrangements required in order to cross the border.
The next normalization step, postponed until later this month, will be a frequent bus connection between Eilat and Aqaba. The fare: $1.50.
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