Overview
- Transportation Minister Miri Regev said Ben Gurion will operate around the clock with two landings per hour, accepting arrivals only at first and restricting access to Israeli carriers.
- EL AL reported it is ready to run recovery flights and from Tuesday evening is assigning seats to stranded customers by original ticket date at no extra cost, prioritizing urgent humanitarian and medical cases.
- Inbound passengers will deplane directly to passport control and exit quickly, while aircraft minimize ground time before departing to pick up additional returnees.
- Arkia is flying an Electra Airways–leased A320 on Athens–Taba routes and plans more Taba services, with Egged buses shuttling cross-border arrivals to Eilat, Beersheba, Ben Gurion parking, and Tel Aviv.
- Authorities say Ben Gurion has been closed since Saturday with more than 150,000 Israelis abroad, and Wizz Air and Bluebird said they would join the effort to bring people home.