14.11.22|Tomer GanonThe AI profiling system being used by police at Ben-Gurion Airport aims to identify who might be smuggling drugs based on undisclosed data and regardless of any actual suspicion
24.01.21|ReutersIsrael has the world’s fastest vaccine distribution rate but new Covid-19 variants led to the decision to shut airport
09.07.19|Tomer HadarAugust 22 is predicted to be Ben Gurion Airport’s busiest day, with 110,000 passengers expected to board or disembark from 600 flights
07.04.19|Tomer HadarWith services costing between $265 and $485, the new 1,300-square-meter complex features private check-in points and border control, as well as resting rooms with a shower and a butler
02.04.19|Adi PickIn 2002, the Israeli government approved a plan to construct two man-made islands off the country’s shores, designating one for an international airport and one for housing
06.02.19|Adi PickThe first flight will depart from Tel Aviv at 4:30 p.m. on September 13, and the first return flight will take off from Tokyo on September 14 at 1 p.m.
07.01.19|Tomer Hadar and Adi Pick In September, Israel and Rwanda agreed to open mutual embassies
21.08.18|Ofir DorAt the construction site of Beijing’s future main airport, huge slabs of concrete are falling out of the sky to harden the ground in preparation for the planes to come
31.07.18|CTechIn 2002, the Israeli government first approved a plan to construct two artificial islands for housing and public utilities
17.07.18|Tomer HadarRamon airport is scheduled to begin regular operations at the beginning of 2019. It will replace the smaller Ovda airport, currently serving the country’s remote southern region
08.07.18|CTechEuropean low-cost carriers Ryanair, Transavia, and Air Europa already operate wintertime service to Eilat, a South Israel resort town
02.07.18|Tomer HadarAccording to data published by Israel’s Ministry of Transportation, up to 100,000 incoming and outgoing passengers are estimated to pass through the airport during the busiest days of July and August