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May 21, 2025, 11:44 am
Ryanair threatens to pull flights from Tel Aviv over repeated Houthi disruption
CEO says airline is ‘running out of patience’ as missile threat forces continued suspension of Israel route
By Annabel Sinclair
Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson kisses the tarmac after he touches down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel
April 28, 2025, 7:47 pm
Virgin Atlantic permanently axes Tel Aviv route
The airline will maintain links to Israel through its exclusive partnership with EL AL
By Annabel Sinclair
El Al plane is seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)
May 29, 2024, 12:02 pm
Visiting Israel will cost you £5 from 1 August
The new rules, announced by the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority, will also mean having to register online before flying.
By Jewish News Reporter
An El Al Israel Airlines logo is seen on an electronic board at a check-in counter at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv August 22, 2011.
August 9, 2021, 12:34 pm
Israel lifts travel ban on citizens returning from Britain
UK moves to 'orange' category, meaning a mandatory one-week isolation period upon arrival
By Michael Daventry
El Al new aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives for a welcome ceremony after his landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on August 23, 2017. Photo by: Nimrod Glikman - JINIPIX
July 22, 2021, 4:47 pm
Israelis banned from flying to Britain as virus cases rise
UK added to red list of countries, meaning travel is only permitted in exceptional circumstances
By Michael Daventry
Ethiopian olim pray on the tarmac after their flight landed (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi)
March 11, 2021, 1:46 pm
WATCH: Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants land at Ben Gurion Airport
It was the ninth and final flight as part of the Operation Rock of Israel plan to bring 2,000 olim to the country
By Michael Daventry
An Israeli bus (Wikimedia/User: Grauesel at wikivoyage/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GNU_Free_Documentation_License,_version_1.2)
December 26, 2019, 12:18 pm
Four killed in bus crash near Ben Gurion Airport
Victims included 71-year-old Bertha Schwartz from Philadelphia who was visiting Israel ahead of the birth of her grandchild
By JTA
Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson touches down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel with CEO Shai Weiss.
October 24, 2019, 10:18 am
Richard Branson hails Israeli entrepreneurs as he arrives on new Virgin flight
Airline's CEO marks the debut voyage to the Jewish state by kissing the tarmac after touching down at Ben Gurion
By Jenni Frazer
Ben Gurion Terminal 3 Arrivals Hall
August 12, 2019, 5:09 pm
Ben Gurion baggage shutdown causes flight chaos
Suitcases piled up at Israel's main international airport after planes were delayed following a malfunction with luggage handling system
By JTA
Omar Barghouti (Source: Screenshot from Youtube interview with the Guardian)
April 12, 2019, 12:40 pm
Co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement denied US entry
Omar Barghouti was told he wouldn't be allowed into the Untied states even before he left Ben Gurion
By JTA
Ben Gurion Terminal 3 Arrivals Hall
December 23, 2018, 11:44 am
Paris duty free store sorry for calling Tel Aviv airport ‘occupied Palestine’
Royal Quartz/Galeries Lafayette store in the French capital said Ben Gurion was not part of Israel
By JTA
Ben Gurion airport
April 29, 2018, 9:35 pm
Ben Gurion Airport to undergo £200m expansion to meet record tourist figures
Israel's main international hub to increase the size of it's terminal for overseas travellers with 88 new check in desks
By JTA
El Al Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
April 6, 2018, 11:17 am
Israeli airports won’t show ads telling women not to give up seats for Charedi men
Initiative of the Israel Religious Action Center which urges women to "take your seat and keep it" is blocked by the Jewish state's airport authorities
A newEl Al new aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Ben Gurion International Airport, Photo by: Nimrod Glikman - JINIPIX
December 27, 2017, 11:27 am
Ben Gurion Airport to undergo £1 billion upgrade
Israel's main international airport will see an expansion to accommodate a 50 percent increase in passenger turnover in the next five years
By JTA
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