Ben Gurion airport set to reopen gradually

Minister of Transport Miri Regev has introduced that Israel’s airspace will reopen between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. This was determined after an evaluation of the scenario by the suitable professionals, she stated, though measures to extend exercise are contingent on safety developments.

Based on journey trade estimates, over 100,000 Israelis are at present stranded overseas, awaiting repatriation to Israel. Regev stated, “At the moment, the airspace continues to be closed. I discussed yesterday that I can not reveal all of the operations, however I’ve labored with neighboring nations and 1000’s of Israelis are returning via neighboring nations.” She added that she had spoken with neighboring nations to allow the return of 1000’s of further passengers via land crossings, and “I count on Israeli airways to convey again the passengers of international airways and never take benefit on fares.”

Israel Airports Authority (IAA) chairman Yiftach Ron-Tal famous that Israelis are already beginning to return via the land crossings and he added, “Inside every week to 10 days we can return all of the Israelis who’re stranded overseas,” with capability later being elevated in line with the scenario on the bottom.

IAA CEO Sharon Kedmi defined that the flight schedule will likely be restarted in a gradual method, with one narrow-body plane working per hour within the first 24 hours, touchdown with about 200 passengers, and two such plane or a wide-body plane working within the second 24 hours, all with Dwelling Entrance Command exemptions and in such a technique to forestall crowding at Ben Gurion airport. On this method 5,000 passengers will likely be introduced dwelling within the first 24 hours.

Ministry of Transport director normal Moshe Ben Zaken referred to failed makes an attempt rescue stranded Israelis from Cyprus by boat however in the long run the operators of the rescue voyages obtained chilly ft”

At this stage rescue flights will solely land at Ben Gurion Airport, and Haifa and Ramon airports is not going to be reopened. Till the airspace is opened, rescue flights will proceed to function via Taba and neighboring nations.

As well as, Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has added flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh in Sinai, at its personal initiative, to extend provide and velocity up the return of stranded Israelis.

El Al has already begun allocating passengers to rescue flights, whereas Israir can even start working rescue flights on Thursday.

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on March 4, 2026.

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