Ben Gurion Airport operated as usual today, with 60,900 passengers expected on 353 international flights arriving and departing. More than 50,000 passengers passed through yesterday, even though Israeli airspace was closed for several hours in the morning due to a preemptive strike by the Israeli military against Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon. Tens of thousands of passengers were forced to wait at the airport for many hours, one of the busiest days of the year.
RELATED ARTICLES
Many foreign airlines cancelled their flights yesterday, including Wizz Air, Air France, British Airways, flyDubai, Etihad Airways, Bulgaria Air, Blue Bird, Corendon Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines and Hainan Airlines, as well as Ethiopian Airlines, which was the first to renew its flights last night. Wizz Air, flyDubai, Etihad Airways, Bulgaria Air, Blue Bird, Corendon Airlines and Hainan Airlines resumed their flights today.
Air France, British Airways, Aegean and Azerbaijan Airlines have not yet announced the resumption of their flights. The Lufthansa Group, which includes Swiss and Austrian Airlines, has cancelled all its flights until September 2.
Ryanair and Vigrin Atlantic have cancelled all flights until the end of September, while Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Air India, Air Canada, Vueling and Korea Air have cancelled all flights until the end of October. easyJet, American Airlines, Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Cathay Pacific have suspended flights until March 2025.
All three Israeli airlines – El Al, Israir and Arkia – continue to fly as usual and have added flights from European destinations.
Published by Globes, Israeli business news – fr.globes.co.il – August 26, 2024.
© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd., 2024.
