Pan-American Airlines officially opened its U. S. to Israel service Tuesday. The “inaugural flight” which brought 34 American VIPs, including former Vice President Walter Mondale, on a junket to Israel as guests of the carrier took place nearly three months after the service actually began. Pan Am’s first commercial flight to Israel landed at Ben Gurion Airport last November I.
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