The Most Passengers Ever Carried on an Airplane
A massive airlift took place in 1991 with one flight carrying the most airplane passengers in history.
In 1991, the country of Ethiopia was nearing the end of a debilitating civil war. The government of the country was about to be toppled, and the nation of Israel and worldwide Jewish organizations were concerned for the fate of thousands of Ethiopian Jews.
In just a few days, the Israeli government undertook a massive airlift of Ethi…
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