On the early of Sep. 1994, President Yasser Arafat issued a Presidential Decree No. 87/94 to establish the Palestinian Civil Aviation Authority and appointed Mr. Fayez Zedan as the chairman. Mr. Zedan was assigned to initiate the organizational infrastructure for aviation in Palestine including the formation of the structural and executive administrations of the the Aviation Authority, building airports, establishing and operating the Palestinian Airline Company.

The recently opened Gaza Airport offers scheduled flights to nearby countries. Direct air travel is also available through Lod Airport.  Jordan and Egypt have open borders with palestine. By sea, Palestine can only be reached through ferries from Haifa, Israel. There are regular ferries to/from Haifia, Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt.