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In the summer of 1978, Issta leased an aircraft from El Al for a season and operated student charter flights from Tel Aviv to
European destinations. In the summer of 1979 Issta leased a 260-seat aircraft from Capitol Airlines and operated its first trans-Atlantic flight to New York. Later that summer
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Israeli Travel Agent Association. In 1987 Issta owned eight branches and employed 120 workers. Its annual revenue reached $ 9 million and for the first time it granted scholarships for students. In 1989 Issta began launching branches in Israel's suburban and peripheral
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towns. Computerization of the company began in the late 1980s. Issta Direct Call Centre began operating as an informational telephone line in the beginning of the 1990s.
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call center began operating. The Issta
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