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Ben Gurion travel nightmare: which airlines kept passengers waiting longest?

More than 1,850 flights departed between Aug. 19 and 25, but only 6.7% left within 15 minutes of schedule; Terminal 3 averaged 94-minute delays, while Blue Bird Airways reached 2 hours and 40 minutes

Hofit Cohen Ulay, Calcalist | 08.27.26

Ben Gurion Airport chaos foreseen: Officials warned of manpower shortages and safety risks

Minutes from a senior management meeting four days before Ben Gurion Airport’s shutdown show officials warned of severe manpower shortages, rising safety incidents and an inability to handle emergencies; Disruption affected 100,000 passengers, cost economy $8.5 million

Meir Turgeman | 08.24.26

Helium balloon triggers explosions, train disruptions at Ben Gurion | Watch

A helium balloon shorted electrical cables, causing loud blasts and delays as passengers were moved off platforms and a senior rail official issued a stark safety warning

Sivan Hilaie | 08.24.26

Ben Gurion Airport unveils fixes after chaos, but holiday disruption fears are far from over

The airport authority is recruiting and training new staff and sending managers into frontline shifts, while the union warns of a shortage of up to 500 workers as Rosh Hashanah approaches

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Meir Turgeman | 08.23.26

Ben Gurion Airport faces fresh disruption threat as union warns of severe staffing shortages

Workers’ union says severe shortages span operations, fire services, security and baggage handling, warning passenger service could suffer during the holiday rush

Moran Azulay, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.22.26

Flights canceled, vacations cut short: Passengers return to Ben Gurion Airport for luggage

Families returned to Ben Gurion Airport Friday to retrieve luggage after Thursday’s strike canceled and delayed flights; Some bought new tickets and lost days of vacation, while others landed to find their bags arrived quickly

Maya Cohen | 08.21.26

Maximum chaos: Ben Gurion ranks world’s most disrupted airport

Flightradar24 gives Israel’s main airport a maximum 5.0 disruption score as delays, cancellations and baggage chaos continue

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Roy Elman | 08.21.26

Ben Gurion chaos explained: is the crisis over, and when will the airport return to normal?

Nearly 100,000 passengers were caught in Thursday’s disruption as canceled flights, staffing shortages and political accusations collided; officials hope for normal operations by Friday morning, but warn holiday-season congestion could return

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Meir Turgeman, Nina Fox | 08.20.26

Ben Gurion chaos blame game: workers cite shortages, Likud alleges political sabotage

Airport management blamed union-directed disruptions, while workers said exhausted staff were pushed beyond safe limits; Likud figures suspect the timing was meant to hurt Netanyahu and Regev, as officials probe ignored staffing warnings

Moran Azulay, Meir Turgeman, Nina Fox, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.20.26

‘We’re stuck in this mess’: travelers describe hours of chaos inside Ben Gurion Airport

Flights were canceled and delayed as operations slowly resumed; behind the scenes, officials traded blame over staffing shortages, ignored warnings and possible dismissals

Meir Turgeman | 08.20.26

Netanyahu threatens firings as Ben Gurion Airport chaos halts landings

Check-in services were halted and parking entrances blocked on one of the year’s busiest travel days, affecting nearly 100,000 passengers and 600 flights before operations gradually resumed; Gadi Eisenkot and Keren Turner blamed government mismanagement

Yuval Karni, Itamar Eichner | 08.20.26

After disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport: Activity will gradually resume from 3 p.m.

Thursday saw 600 flights and 100,000 passengers on the busiest summer travel day; The workers union and the airport authority trade accusations; 'Shutting airport at height of summer season is an extreme, difficult and unnecessary step that harms the public'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Meir Turgeman | 08.20.26

Behind the congestion and lost luggage at Ben Gurion Airport: Lots of work and no manpower

While frustrated passengers look out the plane window and see a pile of luggage that no one is loading, a struggle is taking place behind the scenes in which the porters claim extreme overload resulting from a constant shortage of manpower

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Nina Fox | 08.19.26

As Israel’s skies reopen, Ben Gurion Airport is packed again — and the delays are back

Foreign carriers are returning and fares are beginning to fall, but only 28% of flights this month have arrived on time, with average delays topping 78 minutes as airport officials, airlines and industry executives dispute what is driving the disruption

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.18.26

מטוס ישראייא לזלצבורג לא ממריא ו המזוודות ממתינות

Ben Gurion Airport chaos: Flights delayed, passengers stuck on planes for hours

Heavy congestion at Ben Gurion Airport has delayed flights and left passengers waiting hours for luggage; Some travelers reported being stuck aboard planes, while the Israel Airports Authority denied a strike, citing a backlog of 90 flights over three hours

Nina Fox, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.14.26

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