An Arkia airline plane takes off from Eilat airport (archive).
In recent days, the Arkia airline has been holding training days for young men and women from Israel’s Arab sector, intending to eventually employ them, Panet, an Israeli Arabic-language news site and content portal in the Arabic language aimed at the Arab population in Israel, reported this week. As early as this month, 10 to 15 ground and air flight attendants from the Arab sector will start work on the Tel Aviv to Dubai line.
The office Arkia plans to open at the Dubai airport will have an Arab manager able to provide service in both Hebrew and Arabic. In an interview with Panet, Arkia CEO Oz Berlowitz said that “the company wants to hire many Arab workers who can provide the best services to our travelers.”