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Ben Gurion Airport delays nearly double in two weeks as passenger traffic surges

Two weeks ago, only a third of Ben Gurion Airport flights left on time; daily traffic has since topped 100,000, while average delays jumped from 40 to 74.3 minutes and cancellations rose; which airlines and destinations fare worst?

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.13.26

Ben Gurion Airport enforces new baggage limits amid summer travel crush

Bags are now accepted only three hours before departure, a change that mainly affects Israeli airlines and has already contributed to lost luggage and longer waits, while parking congestion adds to the pressure on passengers

Hofit Cohen Azoulay, Calcalist | 08.12.26

Luxury VIP lounge opens at Ben Gurion Airport: How much will it cost you to get in?

The new Jetex and Layam’s lounge in Terminal 3 offers Israeli cuisine, desserts, work areas and a bar, with free entry for eligible premium travelers and American Express cardholders, or paid access

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.11.26

‘Where are Mom and Dad?’: Remember when a 4-year-old was left behind at Ben Gurion Airport?

In summer 2008, a family boarded a flight to Paris believing all 5 children were with them — only to learn 40 minutes after takeoff that their youngest daughter was still wandering Ben Gurion Airport alone; revisit the extraordinary chain of failures

Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 08.09.26

Fugitive sex offender who posed as therapist to abuse disabled children caught at Ben Gurion airport

Police say the 50-year-old left Israel shortly before a 2015 complaint and remained wanted for questioning for 11 years; he is suspected of additional sexual offenses against minors in the Haifa and Krayot area

ynet | 08.06.26

Ben Gurion Airport’s busiest stretch begins as August travel surges

Five peak days could bring nearly 100,000 travelers each as new routes launch, US carriers stay away and Eilat flights expand; 2.6 million passengers expected in August

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.03.26

10 more US refueling jets headed to Ben Gurion Airport, expected to lead to more flight delays

They will join the over 30 refueling aircraft already parked at the airport; They are creating an unusual load, with delays of more than an hour on average, and two hours for luggage; The fear: Disruptions will get worse at height of summer travel

Hofit Cohen Azulay/Calcalist | 08.02.26

Ben Gurion Airport chaos: only 1/3 of flights depart on time as delays and cancellations mount

Nearly 100,000 passengers a day face average delays of 40 minutes, with military aircraft, Greek radar failures and peak-season congestion disrupting hundreds of flights

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 07.28.26

‘I was covered in blood, and my mother died’: Survivors recall Kozo Okamoto’s massacre

Eti Ringel was 4 when she survived the 1972 Lod Airport attack that killed her mother, while Prof. Abraham Katzir witnessed the shooting that claimed his father; Okamoto’s death has revived memories of bloodshed, fear and loss

Nina Fox | 07.23.26

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese terrorist behind 1972 Ben Gurion Airport massacre, dies in Beirut

The Japanese Red Army terrorist was the sole surviving member of the squad that murdered 24 people and wounded 71 in 1972; Israel released him in the 1985 Jibril prisoner exchange

AFP | 07.23.26

נוסעים יוצאים רגיל דרך המכס ולא דרך היציאה הצדדית להסעות

Israel airport customs ‘sheriff’ fired over card-punching scheme and bullying staff

Senior Tax Authority official Ran Sofer permanently dismissed after admitting to 38 false attendance reports and repeated threatening, abusive conduct toward airport employees

Amir Kurz, Calcalist | 07.21.26

33 US refueling aircraft remain at Ben Gurion Airport, threatening major flight delays

Thirteen American tanker aircraft were due to leave by Tuesday evening, but escalating tensions with Iran are expected to keep them in place; officials are avoiding cancellations for now, though the arrival of even one additional tanker could force them

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 07.21.26

'I hope you suffer another Oct. 7': three arrested after attacking police on plane

Police say two brothers from Jaffa and a friend from Bat Yam refused to leave the aircraft before takeoff, injuring four officers, some of whom were allegedly bitten

Meir Turgeman, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 07.17.26

כיתוב: מעצר בלדר סמים ב נתב"ג שדה ה תעופה בן גוריון הברחה מ בלגיה ל ישראל קוקאין

UK national sentenced to 30 months for smuggling ketamine into Israel

Court sentences 37-year-old to 30 months after he admitted importing 4.2 kilograms of ketamine hidden in shampoo bottles packed in his and his girlfriend’s luggage, approving a plea deal shaped by evidentiary difficulties and his status as a foreigner

PsakDin | 07.16.26

US outraged after landing ban on its refuelers, contacts IDF leadership: 'CENTCOM demand is justified'

Washington told IDF that transportation minister's decision to prohibit the parking of more refueling jets at Ben Gurion Airport directly harms the operational needs of the American force; 'An integral part of the joint preparations against Iran'

Itamar Eichner, Yossi Yehoshua | 07.14.26

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