Ben Gurion Airport has not been so busy for a very long time.
Almost 40,000 passengers will pass through the main gate of the State of Israel today (Thursday) and the queues are long and long.
The rush hours and long queues last from the morning until the afternoon, and it is expected that they will continue in the rest of the day as well.
Passenger numbers have risen today compared to recent weeks, and senior officials at the Airports Authority explain that the queues are due to a shortage of manpower.
"Because they did not return the workers on time and because they did not know how to keep them, they moved to work elsewhere and now we do not have workers and the new ones who arrive have to go through a long training," said a senior official at the Airports Authority.
Passengers who arrived at the airport told "Israel Today": "We stood in line for a very long time just for check-in, the queues continued in the later stages and took more than two hours to go through the process, it's just a nightmare what's happening here. ? ".
The long queues at Ben Gurion Airport arrive on the day the decision is expected to be made regarding the red countries. Senior officials in the Ministry of Health estimate that no red countries will be added to the list, despite the increase in morbidity in Europe. Receiving tourists from Israel.
Due to the state of congestion at the airport, to avoid unpleasant situations, it is recommended to arrive about 4 hours before the flight, in case you arrive at a time when there are long queues.
It is also advisable to prepare all the documents in advance to avoid delay in the flight registration process.
