Aviation Health Ministry officials: "No practical steps are taken, it all comes down to talk" • "Talk about June, now July - and maybe later"

• Health Ministry officials on a tour of Ben Gurion Airport on Monday

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  Jonathan Saul

"The Ministry of Health is playing with us, they are making plays and are not planning to open the sky any time soon," senior aviation officials told Israel Today. 

The senior officials said that "in meetings where they are examining the countries, they are considering opening the skies to Greece, Seychelles, Montenegro and Georgia, and South Korea is now also added to the list. "It doesn't look like the sky is going to open anytime soon. They were talking about early June, now talking about July and there's a chance it will happen later."

Reporter: Shimon Yaish, Photo: Shmuel Buchris

Remember, senior ministry officials visited Ben Gurion Airport on Monday to examine the possibility of opening the gates to tourists and canceling the isolation to Israelis, who will return from pre-determined countries.

The decision should have been made before the holiday, but the Ministry of Health is delayed with the publication of the details. Countries that could be included in the list are: Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro, Seychelles and Austria. Now, South Korea is also joining the list.

Despite the list, no practical steps have been taken and the opening of the sky may be postponed again. All the countries mentioned have already announced that they will be happy to welcome Israeli tourists. In Cyprus, they have also increased their awareness that if anyone gets the virus, they will bear the costs of treatment.