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Ben Gurion Airport

20 stories about Ben Gurion Airport
העומס בנתב"ג ב-20.8

Foreign airlines are returning to Israel. Can Ben Gurion handle them?

14.09.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Fifty-five airlines are expected to operate during the Jewish holidays, compared with 45 last year, as Wizz Air, Delta and United expand or resume flights. But the airport enters the peak season after a summer marked by baggage disruptions, staffing tensions and operational strain.
מטוס של חברת wizz וויז לואו קוסט

Wizz Air adds dozens of weekly flights from Israel

07.09.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The Hungarian low-cost airline is relaunching five routes from Ben Gurion Airport and increasing frequencies on 11 others. The expansion will add 35 weekly flights.
מטוס של חברת תעופה דלתא

U.S. airlines return to Israel as foreign carriers rebuild flight capacity

06.09.26|Hofit Cohan Ulay
Delta and United are resuming New York-area routes this week, while Wizz Air and Transavia are adding European flights ahead of the Tishrei holidays after months of disruption. 
העומס בנתב"ג ב-20.8

93% of Ben Gurion Airport flights delayed an average of 90 minutes

27.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
After last week’s chaos, another wave of more than 100,000 passengers is expected to pass through Ben Gurion Airport today. Arkia recorded an average delay of 116 minutes this week, and Bluebird led with two hours and 40 minutes; in Terminal 3 the average delay reached 94 minutes
חברת תעופה יונייטד איירליינס בואינג 737 נמל תעופה סן פרנסיסקו

United returns to Israel: SF-Tel Aviv route to resume in March 2027

26.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The direct route to the West Coast will resume on March 28 with a frequency of three flights per week, after being discontinued due to the war. El Al is expected to beat United by several months and launch its route to San Francisco as early as October 2026. United says the route will offer more business class seats than any other airline on the route
העומס בנתב"ג ב-20.8

Ben Gurion’s breakdown was predictable. So why did no one stop it?

23.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
A labor dispute brought key airport operations to a halt after weeks of mounting delays and warnings over staffing and capacity. The sides have now called a truce, but the underlying problems remain. 
תורים ב נתב"ג תור נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריון

Flights resume at Ben Gurion, but airlines warn bags may be left behind

20.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
After a two-and-a-half-hour halt caused by severe baggage congestion, operations are gradually returning. But with hundreds of flights delayed and the sorting system overloaded, some passengers are being asked to fly without their luggage. 
ישראלים תקועים בשדה התעופה ב דובאי

Hundreds of Israelis stranded in Dubai as Ben Gurion crisis threatens more cancellations

20.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay, CTech
Passengers on a Flydubai connection to Israel have been told it is unclear whether their flight will leave today, while dozens of flights at Ben Gurion remain at risk of cancellation. 
העומס בנתב"ג

“Crisis event” declared at Ben Gurion as baggage shutdown delays 140 flights

20.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
More than 107,000 passengers are expected to pass through the airport on Thursday as baggage operations grind to a halt and huge lines build up across the terminal. 
מטוס של TUS בנתב"ג

"We were stuck on the plane for hours": Ben Gurion passengers face a new travel nightmare

18.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Flights to Cyprus and Crete were delayed for hours after passengers had already boarded, with airlines reluctant to risk missing their takeoff slots.
תורים ב נתב"ג תור נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריון

Israel desperately needs another airport. So why can’t it build one?

17.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Ben Gurion is nearing its capacity limits and recent disruptions have exposed the risks of relying on a single major airport. Yet after more than 17 years of planning, Israel is still debating where to build a new one, who should operate it and who will pay.
תורים ב נתב"ג תור נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריון

Only 47 airlines operate at Ben Gurion Airport – delays jumped 24%

16.08.26|Hofit Cohen Olai
In the past week, 1,847 flights took off from Ben Gurion Airport, and only 9.8% of them departed on time.
מטוס של בלו בירד

A Greek airline with Israeli owners is becoming a force at Ben Gurion

12.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Bluebird Airways accounted for 7.5% of passenger traffic in July, while its parent group also owns Cyprus-based TUS Airways.
עומס ב נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריות טרמינל 3

Israel’s tourism industry is recovering, but it still depends on a fragile aviation lifeline

10.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Visitor arrivals jumped 28.6% in July from a year earlier, but tourism remains well below 2025 levels, with the vast majority of visitors still arriving by air.
עומס ב נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריות טרמינל 3

Airlines ramp up Israel flights ahead of summer travel rush

05.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Foreign carriers and Israeli airlines are adding frequencies and seats as demand rebounds ahead of the Tishrei holidays.
מטוס בואינג דרימליינר 787 של אל על

El Al turns wartime disruption into record demand and $132 million quarterly profit

05.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Israel’s flag carrier benefited from the collapse in foreign airline capacity after Operation Roaring Lion, posting 27% revenue growth, a $1.4 billion backlog and nearly $900 million in net cash.
מטוסים של קונדור

German airline Condor launches Israel flights despite renewed regional tensions

03.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The carrier inaugurated daily Frankfurt-Tel Aviv service with a fully booked flight as Air Haifa expands and Ethiopian Airlines adds capacity.
עומס ב נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריות טרמינל 3

2.6 million passengers and 47 airlines: Ben Gurion Airport braces for August surge

02.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The Airports Authority urges travelers to arrive early as daily traffic is expected to approach 100,000 passengers during peak dates.
מטוסים מתדלקים מטוסי KC-46 מטוס תדלוק אווירי של חברת בואינג חונים בנתב"ג

Another 10 U.S. tankers are headed to Israel's Ben Gurion as airport delays mount

01.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
More than 30 refueling aircraft are already parked at Israel’s main airport, with the expected arrivals raising concerns over further disruption during the peak summer travel season.
טרמינל 3 ב נתב"ג נמל התעופה בן גוריון

Greek radar failure throws flight schedules into chaos

27.07.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
A technical malfunction in Greece's air traffic control system created bottlenecks across southeastern Europe, delaying hundreds of flights to and from Israel during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. 
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