Long delays reported at Ben Gurion Airport arrivals due to baggage handling slowdown

Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel

Crowds wait for their baggage with long delays at Ben Gurion Airport on December 21, 2025. (Times of Israel)
Crowds wait for their baggage with long delays at Ben Gurion Airport on December 21, 2025. (Times of Israel)

Long wait times are being reported by passengers at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv due to heavy delays in baggage handling.

The Israel Airports Authority says in an emailed response that “there are temporary delays due to congestion, which will be reduced in the near future.”

The Airports Authority says delays are due to a “backlog of landings and backlog of takeoffs, as passengers are returning from Hanukkah holidays.”

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