Overview
- New Transport Ministry rules effective 5 p.m. Monday cap outbound flights at 50 passengers and limit movements to one takeoff or landing per hour.
- Senior aviation officials urged Transportation Minister Miri Regev to close Ben Gurion immediately, citing ongoing missile barrages from Iran and Lebanon.
- Regev’s office said aviation policy has not changed and that assessments continue to keep skies open in line with security guidance.
- El Al said the caps make regular commercial service unviable and is evaluating its Ben Gurion operations, while urging the opening of Ramon Airport.
- Arkia will shift most activity to Taba and Aqaba using foreign aircraft, and IATA has pressed for an 'aviation emergency' that would reduce airlines’ obligations to stranded passengers.