Ben-Gurion Airport

Passengers of Egyptian aircraft that landed in Israel before October 7 were businessmen - report

The report comes amid suspicion that Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Director Abbas Kamel was on board the flight. Netanyahu denied meeting him at the time.

Private jet takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026; Illustrative.
Delta Air Lines aircraft, archive.

Bomb threat grounds second Delta plane from New York to Tel Aviv in one day

Unusual seizure at Ben-Gurion Airport: A doctor from central Israel tried to bring in 300 seedlings from Thailand without a permit from the Agriculture Ministry.

Doctor caught yellow-handed at Ben-Gurion attempting to smuggle 300 banana saplings from Thailand

A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 2, 2026.

Trump struggles to negotiate with Iran as Houthis threaten US


WATCH: Rescue flight lands in Israel with all passengers from earlier flydubai hijacking attempt

The Mossad and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) approved the flydubai rescue flight's crew earlier on Wednesday.

The flydubai rescue flight for hijacked flight FZ1073 lands in Israel on September 30, 2026.

Air India set to resume near-daily flights between Tel Aviv, Delhi starting December

Once flights resume, the company will join Ben-Gurion Airport's list of foreign long-haul carriers, which currently includes US carriers Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

Air India's first Boeing 787 Dreamlinter (R) aircraft from Charleston, USA, is parked on the tarmac at Indira Gandhi International airport's terminal T-3 in New Delhi, on September 8, 2012.

Ben-Gurion Airport parking lots full as holiday travel surge leaves passengers seeking alternatives

The Israel Airports Authority announced Sunday that all parking lots at Ben-Gurion Airport are full because of heavy passenger traffic during the High Holy Days.

Lines at the Ben-Gurion airport.

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

The organization has made changing the rules of the game its mission and, according to Fass, has helped about 100,000 immigrants from North America and the UK move to Israel since its establishment.

Family making aliyah to Israel, September 14, 2026.

Israel preparing for new wave of Jewish immigration, Aliyah Ministry director-general says

According to Aliyah and Integration Ministry Director-General Dganit Sankar-Langa, Israel is expected to receive between 18,000 and 20,000 immigrants in 2026.

Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

Returning to Tel Aviv: First United Airlines flight since February lands at Ben-Gurion Airport

United Airlines’ first flight from Newark to Tel Aviv since before Operation Roaring Lion landed in Israel on Wednesday.

 A United Airlines flight lands at Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025; illustrative.

Rome and Athens: Israel’s unlikely new gateways to North America - comment

Rome and Athens have become de facto “Terminal Four” and “Terminal Five” for Israelis flying to North America, offering more routes, lower fares and the chance to turn a layover into a vacation.

THE LONG absence of US carriers was disturbing, yet the crisis has left us with what may be a better way to travel to North America. A well-planned stopover isn’t a compromise; it is a creative travel opportunity.

Israel Aerospace Industries' first cargo-converted Airbus aircraft completes first flight

A converted aircraft costs tens of millions of dollars, compared with more than $250 million for a new cargo aircraft of the same model directly from the production line.

Israel Aerospace Industries Airbus A330-300BDSF.

Six draft dodgers arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport after attempting to board plane illegally

According to the IAA, the six were caught in two separate incidents, with two of them caught by airport security in Terminal 1 and four caught in Terminal 3.

Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

Security tag attached: Did lost Ben-Gurion Airport luggage end up in a Cyprus market?

Ben-Gurion Airport luggage with security tags was spotted for sale in a Cyprus market, raising questions over its origin.

Among the items at a market in Cyprus, suitcases bearing flight tags and markings related to Ben Gurion Airport.