Israel set to announce plans for full operations to resume at Ben Gurion Airport as early as midnight

By Sharon Wrobel

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8 April 2026, 6:02 pm

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Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel

Airplanes depart from the Ben Gurion International Airport during the US-Israel war with Iran, March 16, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israel is expected to announce a plan for a full return of flight operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport from as early as midnight tonight, following the recent ceasefire that halted the joint US-Israel military campaign against Iran, an aviation official tells The Times of Israel.

A Transportation Ministry announcement on the full resumption of flight schedules at Ben Gurion Airport is expected to be this evening, the aviation official says.

With the outbreak of war with Iran on February 28, Israel’s airspace was shut to most commercial traffic. Over the past month, a restricted emergency flight schedule was permitted to operate solely by Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia, and Israir.