An Arkia Airlines plane landed last night (Tuesday) at Ras Al Khaimah Airport in the United Arab Emirates. The plane was on a flight to Dubai airport, which was temporarily closed due to a storm and floods that hit the area. That is why the Arkia plane was landed in Ras al-Khaimah. Arki is working this morning to take out two planes, to save the passengers stuck in Dubai.
Ras Al Khaimah is the northern emirate of the United Arab Emirates, and the fourth largest. Ras Al Khaimah is called “RAK” for short, which is initials Rfrom Al KHaimah. The meaning of the name in Hebrew is “head of the tent”. The city of Ras al-Khima is developing and investing heavily in tourism.
It is famous in the world of tourism especially for the pampering resorts on the seashore, which offer luxury at cheap prices compared to Eilat. A pleasant place for a retreat holiday, with a variety of sports activities. Starting with the water sports of diving among corals, continuing with water skiing and jet skiing, etc. There are also many attractions on land. In Ras Al Khaimah is Mount Jiyaz, the highest in the United Arab Emirates, which rises to a height of almost 2,000 meters. Up the mountain are omega resources, including the longest omega in the world. which is 2.8 km long, and can be accelerated to a speed of 150 km/h. Down the Hajjar mountain range runs the Jais Sledder mountain slide along 1,885 which reaches a speed of up to 40 km/h This is in addition to hot air balloon flights, paragliding, pumptrack bike routes, hiking trails and more.
And the point of the Jews: in Ras Al Khaimah, an ancient Jewish tombstone was found with an inscription in Hebrew. For many years it was kept in the warehouses of the National Museum, and after Abraham’s approval, it was placed in a place of honor in the main hall of the museum.
Photo: Sharon Toval
In the past, the government of Ras Al Khaimah ran the Israel Tourism Bureau (RAKTDA), headed by Dov Kalman from Taranova. At that time Arki was working to open direct flights to RAK in the Emirates. It is an attractive and cheap alternative to Dubai, two hours away by car. Arkia CEO Oz Berlowitz also met with the Sheikh of Ras al-Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr bin Muhammad al-Qasimi, who welcomed the resolution.
That initiative did not materialize due to the corona virus, and it seems that the tourist office through Taranova also went away. But last night’s unplanned landing may be an opportunity to open the destination for an Israeli company.
