One of the most notable things about the airport is the low number of passengers. According to the numbers, about 16,10 passengers passed through and will pass through there today. Ostensibly, this is a kind of increase in the number of passengers passing through Ben Gurion Airport compared to recent days, but in practice, the numbers are misleading. About 000,16 of those 6,000 are Israelis returning to Israel and only about <>,<> are leaving Israel, the lowest numbers since the coronavirus period.
The destinations to which you fly the most from Israel are: the United States with 8 departures, Greece with 6 departures, Cyprus with 5 departures, Italy and France with 3 departures and Spain, the UK, Moldova, the United Arab Emirates, Germany and Georgia with 2 departures each.
The active company at Ben Gurion Airport - El Al, photo: Moshe Shai
In addition, the airport has made a few other changes that those who fly these days are experiencing. Despite Ben Gurion Airport's declaration that it would become a smoke-free airport, new smoking corners have opened that allow passengers to smoke inside these "aquariums". Until recently, there was an unpleasant phenomenon at Ben Gurion Airport in which many passengers smoked in the toilets and caused strong smells of cigarettes in the toilets. The airport now hopes that the phenomenon will end with the installation of these smoking chambers.
Also in the shopping sector, there are restaurants, cafes and various shops that have closed some of the branches for several reasons - a shortage of workers and a very low number of passengers passing through the airport, which causes a sharp drop in numbers. At the same time, there are quite a few employees who have been placed on unpaid leave at the various companies operating at Ben Gurion Airport.
The new smoking cells at Ben Gurion Airport,
Currently, there are about ten airlines operating out of Ben Gurion Airport, which are also on a limited basis. The vast majority of foreign airlines cancel their flights to Israel and extend cancellations every few days. At the moment, it is unclear when they will return to Israel, and most of the companies that operate most of the flights to and from Israel are El Al, Israir and Arkia.
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