Fewer Americans are visiting Israel, but a higher percentage of those who do are flying El Al, the company’s new president said. At a New York press briefing Wednesday, Amos Shapira said the number of American tourists to Israel fell by 25 percent in the first half of 2002, but El Al’s market share grew from 65 percent to 75 percent.
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