Ben-Gurion Airport

Israel launches rescue operation to bring close to 150,000 stranded Israelis home

Operation 'Safe Return': Private airlines and the Mano Maritime shipping company will be mobilized to bring stranded Israelis home by air and by sea.

NSC: Israelis shouldn't enter country through Jordan, Egypt's Sinai borders

Private initiatives have emerged to help Israelis trapped abroad to enter the locked-down country through Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

Israel's airspace closed: How to enter, leave the Jewish state during Iran escalations

There are other ways to leave and enter Israel other than by flights. Here are your options, and how much they will cost.

By UDI ETZION
15/06/2025

Israel's state plane, Wing of Zion, departs for Athens amid fears of Iranian retaliation

Israel's version of Air Force One took off from Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday morning just before IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin announced that Iran launched over 100 attack drones.

Lufthansa postpones flights to Israel until late June

Several airlines canceled flights to Israel in recent weeks following a Houthi missile strike on Ben-Gurion Airport in April.

We need to remember which airlines abandoned Israel, even if it comes at a cost

Now, the options to soar are limited, and while flying abroad can have a euphoric effect, keep in mind it will cost you to achieve this inner peace.

Look for me in the lounge: 5 new luxury lounges to open at Ben Gurion Airport

Dan Hotels, which has operated five lounges at Ben Gurion Airport until now, will make way for international companies JETEX in partnership with Teddy Sagi’s LAYAM and SWISSPORT.

By WALLA! TOURISM
30/05/2025

El Al systems temporarily crash, affecting check-in, boarding process

Systems appear to have come back online as of the time of writing, but there is a fear of a potential chain reaction of delays affecting the check-in process.

Suspect arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport for smuggling gold worth NIS 1.5m.

Sherif Ravi, a resident of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem, had returned to Israel from Dubai through Ben-Gurion Airport and tried to bring the gold into the country without declaring it.

The growing missile threat from Yemen: How Israel is handling the Houthis’ aggression

How Jerusalem is handling the new reality with the US-Houthi ceasefire and continued attacks on Israel.

By ROMAN GUREVICH
10/05/2025
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