Leo Dunn, president of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Boston, announced the formation of a New England regional committee charged with the objective of obtaining from the Civil Aeronautics Board landing rights that would permit EI AI to operate out of Boston’s Logan International Airport.
Albert Schlossberg, chairman of the committee, hailed the leadership of State Senator Jack Backman, Representative Lois Pines and City Councillor Christopher lannella on the passage of Senate, House and City Council resolutions urging direct flights between Boston and Israel.
The committee, currently under formation, will coordinate its efforts in all six New England states and will encompass the business community, Jewish and Christian religious leaders, state legislators as well as national legislators, Schlossberg said. He added that the resolutions urged the President, Secretary of State, Transportation, Secretary and the Civil Aeronautics Board chairman to grant EI AI landing rights in Boston.
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