Ben Gurion International Airport

Ryanair drops Israel-only baggage fees after backlash

The low-cost airline will now allow passengers to bring carry-ons on flights to and from Israel. Previous policy had excluded only Israel.

Ben Gurion Airport to undergo $1.43 billion upgrade

Israel's main international airport to expand to accommodate 50% increase in passenger turnover in coming years.

Israel grinds to a halt in strike over Teva layoffs

Large part of Israeli services to grind to a halt as general strike aims at stopping pharmaceutical giant Teva from firing 1,700 workers.

This is what the strike at Ben Gurion Airport will look like

Sunday's strike affects international and domestic flights schedules, as well as border crossings. Three flights are canceled.

Ben Gurion Airport shut down after drone penetrates airspace

Remote control drone forces grounding of departing flights, prevents landings.

Strike planned at Ben Gurion Airport cancelled

Massive potential strike at Ben Gurion Airport averted after Finance Ministry promises to listen to demands of airport workers.

Workers declare full strike at Ben Gurion Airport

Israel's primary airport to be shut down during Shabbat following plans to tax airports authority. 28,000 passengers to be affected.

Netanyahu hails 'fruitful cooperation' with Arab countries

PM: Peace between Israel and Arab countries will 'happen in the end, because there are a lot of things going on beneath the surface.'

Report: Airport workers helped Georgians infiltrate Israel

Two airport workers are suspected of helping Georgians infiltrate Israel in exchange for thousands of dollars.

Delays worsen at Ben Gurion Airport

Temporary workers fail to show up at Ben Gurion Airport after receiving notice about upcoming dismissal.

Woman dies after collapsing on El Al flight

El Al flight to Belgium forced to make emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport after woman collapses.

Watch: Passengers angry over Ben Gurion Airport strike

Workers' union at Ben Gurion Airport launches surprise strike, refuse to unload luggage.

Why did 'kosher' Burger Ranch remain open over Sukkot?

Chief Rabbinate explains why Ben Gurion Airport branch of popular fast food store allowed to remain open on holidays and Shabbat.

Dozens of Israelis claim valid passports destroyed at border

Did border control destroy valid passports? Response: 'We wiill not tolerate slander of Authority employees who act according to the law.'.

Drama at Ben Gurion Airport

Plane makes emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport just prior to start of Jewish New Year. Arab MK: People worried, but we're all okay.

Popular chef arrested at Ben Gurion Airport

Police arrest chef who left Israel in the midst of court proceedings against him.

2,546,153 travelers in Tel Aviv's airport

Ben Gurion Airport reaches record high, with far more passengers during August than authorities expected.

Record number of travelers pass through Israel's airport

July sees 13.2% more passengers in Ben Gurion Airport than last year, sets new record.

EMS volunteer saves traveler's life at departure gate

Volunteer successfully revives traveler who suffered heart attack at Ben Gurion Airport.

Israel's Ben Gurion Airport is one of world's best

US magazine lists Israel's Ben Gurion Airport as eighth-best in the world.

Israel slashes price for passports ordered at Ben Gurion Airport

Compensating for long wait times at Interior Ministry branches, Israeli government slashes prices for emergency passports issued at airport.

IAA: Flights back to normal after 'aerial jam'

Israel Airports Authority blames flight delays on 'congested summer season,' despite announcements of a security incident.

Report: Ben Gurion airspace restricted during security operation

Israeli media reports defense establishment operation caused numerous flight delays and cancellations. IAA denies airspace was closed.

Ben Gurion Airport inaugurates its new Terminal 1

Israel's oldest terminal gets a revamp, Airport Authority head says results of 'open skies' agreements are exceeding expectations.

Taxi drivers protest outside Ben Gurion Airport

Hadar taxi drivers protest outside airport, Israel Railways picks up slack.

Trump in Israel

'We love Israel, we respect Israel, we are with you'

President Donald Trump calls Israel 'one of the world's great civilizations, pledges American support for the Jewish state.

Hundreds of flags and a red carpet 80 meters long

Hundreds of officials, a red carpet 80 meters long, flags, tribunes, and more await the US president upon his landing at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Ben Gurion Airport security finds gun in traveler's bag

Security forces ensure traveler is not a security threat, confiscate gun.

Jerusalem finally gets direct bus to Ben Gurion Airport

New Jerusalem-Ben Gurion Airport bus route to start Monday.

Flying abroad? Take some Zionism with you

New exhibit in Ben Gurion airport's main terminal marks 120 years of Zionism; urges flyers to bring Zionism with them as they travel abroad.

Sheldon Adelson's flight sets record

Casino mogul flies nonstop in his private plane from Israel to Honolulu, Hawaii, the longest flight ever leaving from Ben Gurion Airport.

Watch: Celebrating Hanukkah - and Aliyah - at the airport

A festive Hanukkah celebration awaited more than 120 new immigrants from Ukraine who landed today.

Belgium inspired by Israel's airport security

Belgium launches new security measures at Brussels Airport, taking inspiration from the Ben Gurion Airport.

'I'm happy that Muslims prayed in an Israeli synagogue'

MK Yehuda Glick 'happy' that Muslims prayed in Israeli airport synagogue, used prayer shawls as floor mats.

Watch: Muslims sit on Jewish prayer shawls in airport shul

Jews in Ben Gurion Airport were dismayed to discover Turkish Muslims praying in the airport's shul.

Four illegal Arab residents arrested at Ben Gurion airport

Four Palestinian Authority Arabs living illegally in Israel broke for Terminal 3 when security ordered them to stop.

Her grandmother hid their Judaism

Fleeing the violence of Ukraine, 211 new olim disembarked at Ben Gurion today. 'We knew we had Jewish roots but did not have the documents.'

Plane with tire malfunction lands safely at Ben Gurion Airport

An UP company plane lands safely at Ben Gurion Airport, after one of its tires exploded during take-off.

Plane pulls off emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport

A "Israir" plane that departed from Sochi, Russia forced to pull off emergency landing after a problem was reported in one of its engines.

Report: Security snafu on El Al flight

Plane was taxiing toward takeoff when crew member noticed there were no security men on board.

Heathrow plans ‘ring of steel,’ mirrored after Israel

London’s Heathrow Airport is considering implementing new security measures similar to those at Ben-Gurion Airport.

A look inside Ben Gurion Airport's special emergency exercise

Emergency units respond to simulated airliner crash. Transportation Minister: We're preparing for the busiest travel season ever.

Homeless women living at Ben Gurion Airport

Two women have been living in the airport terminal for a few months, a third is temporarily stranded.

Airplane lifted while still connected to gate sleeve

Damage inflicted to a Boeing 737 after its nose lifted while still connected to the gate sleeve at Ben-Gurion Airport. No injuries reported.

Shin Bet deports Turkish Airline pilot with Iranian passport

Captain sent to Israel in 'mix-up,' not allowed to stay for the night in order to prevent precedent.

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New plans for an additional half a million tourists a year

Ministry of Tourism initiates a new program that hopes to bring another half million tourists a year as part of an airlines incentives.

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Israel presents 'the truth' to the world

New exhibit at Ben-Gurion Airport displays 60 breakthroughs Israel has given the world, to be viewed by 8 million passengers.

Tragedy in Terminal 3

Haredi family from England was about to board a plane back home ending their trip to Israel, when the father suffered a fatal heart attack.

Radical leftist arrested at airport fled over 'death threats'

Attorney claims activist arrested after exposure in TV report revealing how leftists get Arabs executed was not trying to flee Israel.

Radical leftist activist arrested at the airport

Activist nabbed fleeing the country, after being exposed in recent investigative TV report that revealed how leftists get Arabs executed.

Ben Gurion to shut down tomorrow as nationwide strike begins

Nationwide public sector strike could spoil travel plans for thousands of Christian pilgrims heading to the Holy Land for Christmas.

Ben Gurion named 4th best airport in the world

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler praise Israel's international airport for its accessibility and security.

Strike? Departures halted at Ben Gurion Airport

In apparent strike, control tower operators temporarily shut down flight departures, delaying four international flights.

Flights out of Ben Gurion Airport temporarily halted

Dust storms expected to continue over next two days, along with strong winds, thunderstorms and rain.

Iberia backtracks, denies landing in 'Palestine'

After apologizing for pilot who welcomed passengers to 'Palestine,' Spanish airline now claims Israelis didn't understand.

Iberia pilot welcomes passengers to 'Palestine'

Spanish airline apologizes, claims captain on flight to Tel Aviv made 'mistake' when he said plane was landing in 'Palestine.'

Despite Terror Wave, 65 North American Olim Arrive in Tel Aviv

Undeterred by the latest wave of violence, US, Canadian Jews - aged from 10 months to 83 years - come home to Israel.

Serious Delays in Ben Gurion Flights

Cyprus upgrades its flight control systems, delaying flights to and from Israel that pass through Cypriot airspace.

Flights in Disarray Amid Ben Gurion Airport Strike

Labor Court commutes strike to half hour, though many flights already pushed forward or delayed on one of Ben Gurion's busiest days.