EL AL Israel Airlines’ President Haim Romano personally sent off Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on a dedicated EL AL 767 aircraft headed for the U.S.A. This was the Prime Minister’s first trip to meet with President Bush and other high-level U.S.A. officials since being elected.

The Prime Minister and his wife Aliza landed in Washington, D.C. along with a delegation of 100 staff, media and security. Received with red carpet treatment, they were met in D.C. by Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S.A. Danny Ayalon, other dignitaries, and EL AL personnel. The dedicated EL AL aircraft was reconfigured to meet special requirements of the office of the Prime Minister, who will return to Israel on EL AL later this week.