It was business as usual at Ben Gurion Airport today, with 60,900 passengers expected to pass through on 353 international flights arriving and departing. Yesterday, more than 50,000 passengers passed through the airport, despite Israeli airspace being closed for several hours in the morning due to the Israel Defense Forces’ preemptive strike on Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon. Tens of thousands of passengers were forced to wait at the airport for hours on one of the busiest days of the year.
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Several foreign airlines cancelled their flights yesterday entirely, including Wizz Air, Air France, British Airways, flydubai, Etihad Airways, Bulgaria Air, Blue Bird, Corendon Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines, which was the first to resume flights last night. Wizz Air, flydubai, Etihad Airways, Bulgaria Air, Blue Bird, Corendon Airlines, and Hainan Airlines have resumed flights today.
Air France, British Airways, Aegean Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines have yet to announce the resumption of flights. The Lufthansa Group, including Swiss and Austrian Airlines, has cancelled all flights until September 2.
Ryanair and Green Atlantic have cancelled all flights until the end of September, while Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Air India, Air Canada, Vueling and Korean 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.
The three Israeli airlines – El Al, Israir and Arkia – continue to fly as usual, and have added flights from European destinations.
This article was published in Globes, Israeli Business News – en.globes.co.il – on August 26, 2024.
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