Israel is reportedly expected to further restrict flight operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport after Iranian ballistic missiles targeted central and southern Israel over the weekend, impacting multiple cities and injuring scores of people.
Starting tomorrow morning, the number of passengers permitted on a flight departing Ben Gurion Airport will drop to 50 from the current 120, Channel 12 reports. The restrictions will not apply to flights arriving at the airport.
In addition, the airport will reportedly see only one flight take off and one flight land per hour, instead of the two aircraft per hour that are currently allowed to arrive and depart, according to the report.
The Transportation Ministry is not available for comment. El Al and Arkia say that, as of Sunday evening, they have not received an official update on the reported changes.
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