The Transportation Ministry plans to increase the number of passengers allowed on departing flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport to a maximum of 100 people.
Starting at midnight, an additional 20 passengers will be allowed on departing flights, up from the previous limit of 80 on each flight. Of the 100-passenger limit on outbound flights, 20 seats will be allocated for humanitarian cases.
The emerging framework is still not final and may be updated based on security assessments and decisions by the relevant government authorities.
The number of takeoffs and landings at Ben Gurion Airport is still restricted to one per hour as the country’s airspace remains virtually closed to regular commercial air traffic amid the ongoing war with Iran.
If the security situation continues to improve, the Transportation Ministry is expected to increase the frequency of flights to two flights per hour in the coming days.
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