Representatives of El Al and Air France will meet next month to discuss a new Franco-Israeli air agreement, Pierre L.G. Hoyet, regional director of Air France, said here. He stated that Air France, which carries more passengers to and from Israel than any other European airline, would seek landing rights at Eilat for its vacation flights and a new route to Tokyo via Israel.
Hoyet said that El Al wanted French landing rights for its projected new service to South America. The French official said Air France was considering opening an office in Jerusalem late this year and that it contemplated using the Airbus, a wide bodied jet, on its Israel flights. Air France carried 120,000 passengers to and from Israel in 1973, an 8.3 percent increase over the previous year. Hoyet said air cargo shipments rose by 14.1 percent.
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