Chaos from Employees Walking Out at Israel's Main Airport Ben Gurion

At Israel's main airport Ben Gurion, check‑in operations were halted due to staff quitting.

On one of the busiest travel days of the year, the airport, which handles about 100,000 passengers and 600 flights, experienced heavy congestion and chaos.

In a notice sent to pilots and airlines, it was stated that the airport would close to aircraft landings from 14:00.

In a statement from the Israel Airports Authority, it was announced that air traffic would be reduced and restrictions that could lead to a complete halt of landings would be applied.

Despite the cessation of landings, departures from the airport would continue, but flights would be carried out at lower capacity.

Later, the Israel Airports Authority announced that operations had resumed gradually from 15:00 in accordance with the revised flight schedule.