Negotiations have broken down between the Dutch airlines KLM and the Israeli Ministry of Transport over the number of flights the Dutch carrier may offer weekly between Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. The difficulty arose when KLM insisted on five flights a week. Israel allows only four and alleged that KLM intended to use the fifth to carry American passengers to Israel via Amsterdam. KLM agreed to limit its flights to four weekly but only as a temporary concession.
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