Spokesmen for El Al Airlines said Wednesday that all El Al flights scheduled to leave before 7:45 AM on Thursday morning would take off according to schedule or slightly earlier. Passengers on later flights should follow the latest schedules online, they said.
Ben Gurion airport will be closed from 8 AM to 5 PM on Thursday in protest of radio frequency interference, which officials explained prevents pilots from communicating with air control tower operators. Officials warned that the interference, caused by pirate radio stations, cell phone operations, and private communications systems, could cause a disaster if not ended immediately.
Ben Gurion airport will be closed from 8 AM to 5 PM on Thursday in protest of radio frequency interference, which officials explained prevents pilots from communicating with air control tower operators. Officials warned that the interference, caused by pirate radio stations, cell phone operations, and private communications systems, could cause a disaster if not ended immediately.