Israel Airports Authority

IDF scrambles fighter jets after losing contact with commercial plane on its way to Israel

The IDF confirmed that communications with the flight were re-established and that a security incident aboard the plane was discarded.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.
El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Ben-Gurion Airport Terminal One to reopen ahead of school holidays after Iran war forced closure

Domestic flights will resume from Terminal One on June 28, followed by international flights on July 1.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.

Ben-Gurion Airport employee fired for photographing US military planes - report

A temporary employee at Ben-Gurion Airport was fired after photographing US military planes and sharing the images on WhatsApp, nearly causing a serious incident between the US military and the IDF.

|ByJAMES GENN
AIRPLANES AT the Ben Gurion International airport. February 11, 2026.

Herzog welcomes Israelis home from wartime rescue flights at Ben-Gurion airport

Herzog drew a connection between Israelis returning home after the long wartime journey and the upcoming holiday of Passover, and the ancient Jewish exodus from Egypt. 

|ByGOLDIE KATZ

Airport workers briefly halt all flights, protest government inaction

After approximately two hours, the dramatic strike action - impacting both passenger and cargo flights - was postponed.

JUNE 6, 2020ByEYTAN HALON, ALEX WINSTON
El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020