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As part of a covert effort to evacuate Ethiopian Jews to Israel, Operation Solomon took place in 1991 and airlifted over 14,000 out of Ethiopia. The airlift consisted of Israeli Defence Force Hercules C-130 transports as well as Boeing 747s and 707s from El Al. Amid this massive operation, one particular flight was extra special in that it broke the capacity record for the 747.//
When all was said and done, the Israeli aircraft made 40 continuous flights over a 36-hour period. //
the 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were flown nearly 2,600km from the airport at Addis Ababa to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv (Israel) in a mere 36 hours. This was initially designed to be a 10-to 15-day evacuation but was reduced to 48 hours. However, Operation Solomon was so well-executed that the task was complete by midday Saturday. //
Record for the most passengers carried on a commercial jet goes to Israel’s national airline, El Al, with a record of 1088 passengers. Secret Israeli agents smuggled Jews out of Ethiopia in 1991 during “Operation Solomon”. During the flight, 2 babies were born on the Boeing 747.