Ben Gurion Airport

20 stories about Ben Gurion Airport
מטוס בואינג 747-436 בריטיש איירווייז שיא מהירות

British Airways to resume Israel flights as foreign carriers gradually return

07.10.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The airline will operate a daily London-Tel Aviv service from October 25, following the return of Delta and United and Air India’s planned resumption in December. 
מטוס בואינג דרימליינר 787 של אל על

Israeli airlines prepare to return stranded passengers from Dubai after Flydubai suspension

01.10.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
El Al, Israir and Arkia are preparing flights as Israel and the UAE work on security arrangements for the route.
מטוס בואינג דרימליינר 787 של אל על

Flydubai cockpit attack could break deadlock blocking Israeli airlines from Dubai

30.09.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
UAE officials are signaling flexibility on Shin Bet security requirements after Miri Regev threatened to suspend Flydubai flights to Israel.
מטוס בואינג דרימליינר 787 של אל על

El Al Miami flight turns back to Israel after 4.5 hours in the air

29.09.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The aircraft had already departed nearly four hours late when the crew detected a technical malfunction.
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

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.