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A Wizz Air flight at Ben Gurion International Airport. July 22, 2019 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 8, 2026, 9:50 am
Man worried about flying on Shabbat sparks security scare, delay, on flight to Tel Aviv
Passenger demands to exit Wizz Air aircraft just before takeoff from Rome without initially giving crew a reason; flight delayed for hours after all passengers made to redo security screening
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A belt and shoes sit in trays being used in safety screening of travelers by the US Transportation Security Administration, at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson, File)
July 8, 2025, 6:23 pm
Travelers in the US may no longer need to remove shoes before boarding a plane
Security mandate, enacted in response to failed 2001 ‘shoe bomber’ attack, could end at many US airports as soon as Sunday
By Michelle Chapman
Arlanda International Airport is seen in this screen capture from a tour of the airport on YouTube, uploaded March 24, 2019. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 9, 2024, 3:25 pm
Air traffic at Sweden airport briefly halted as 4 suspicious drones enter airspace
Police in Stockholm suspect ‘deliberate act’ of ‘sabotage’ but can’t ascribe further motive; 5 flights either rerouted to other airports or delayed
By AFP
illustrative: Soldiers patrol as passengers arrive at a temporarily check in a terminal at Brussels Airport, in Zaventem, Belgium, Monday, April 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurie Dieffembach, Pool)
July 9, 2021, 10:13 pm
Israeli officials: Belgium airport scare likely Iranian test of Israeli security
After suspicious bag found, two departure halls evacuated and Doha-bound flight forced to return to Brussels Thursday in what local authorities said was a false alarm
By ToI Staff
File: Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary at the airline's Dublin headquarters in April 2016 (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)
February 22, 2020, 7:33 pm
Ryanair CEO sparks outrage after calling to profile Muslim men at airports
Budget airline says it’s sorry if anyone was offended by Michael O’Leary’s remarks, but asserts he was only calling for ‘more effective airport security checks’
By ToI Staff
Laura Mandel said she had been to Israel about 10 times without any airport incidents of the kind she experienced this week. (Courtesy of Abraham Initiatives/J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA)
April 19, 2019, 7:08 pm
Activist detained at Ben Gurion: Once I said the word ‘Arab,’ everything changed
Jewish American rights activist details extensive questioning, detention at airport while leaving Israel, something critics charge is increasing for pro-Palestinian supporters
By Gabe Stutman
An undated portrait of Laura Mandel, a US member of the International Board of The Abraham Initiatives. (David Zanes via AP)
April 16, 2019, 11:33 am
Activist in Jewish-Arab coexistence group suffers ‘humiliation’ at airport
US citizen questioned extensively, searched thoroughly and forced to board without her personal belongings, organization says
By ToI Staff
A passenger has his luggage checked by security personnel at Ben Gurion Airport. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)
January 17, 2019, 1:14 am
Israel denies report about form ostensibly requiring personal data from visitors
Airports authority says document that queries travelers’ movements in Israel is voluntary, only available to guests of certain organizations, aims to ease their departure process
By Stuart Winer
Emergency services vehicles at the airport in Hanover, Germany, on December 29, 2018 after a man broke through a gate with a car before being stopped by police. (Clemens Heidrich/dpa/AFP)
December 30, 2018, 11:50 am
Driver who crashed onto German airport runway tests positive for drugs
Flights resume at Hanover airport after man, 20, drove car through barrier and onto airfield
By AFP
Waleed Aly (Screen grab via Channel 10 Australia)
December 23, 2018, 12:09 pm
Aussie TV host left ‘shaken and angry’ by Israel airport security check
Waleed Aly says he didn’t know when ‘horrific’ power imbalance would end after he was taken aside while trying to leave Israel; doesn’t say when incident took place
By ToI Staff
Passengers wait at the North Terminal at London Gatwick Airport, south of London, on December 20, 2018 after all flights were grounded due to drones flying over the airfield. (Glyn KIRK / AFP)
December 21, 2018, 9:45 am
London’s Gatwick Airport resumes flights after drone chaos
Arrivals and departures halted for more than 24 hours, affecting more than 100,000 passengers
By Gregory Katz
Passengers wait at the North Terminal at London Gatwick Airport, south of London, on December 20, 2018 after all flights were grounded due to drones flying over the airfield. (Glyn KIRK / AFP)
December 20, 2018, 11:15 pm
Drone intrusion brings London’s Gatwick Airport to 24-hour standstill
All arrivals and departures halted, affecting more than 100,000 passengers; more than 20 police units searching for drone operator
By William EDWARDS
Amit Peled ( Courtesy)
November 21, 2018, 4:43 am
Warsaw airport confiscates Israeli cellist’s strings: he could strangle someone
Renowned from concert with Warsaw Philharmonic, Amit Peled told — at Chopin Airport — that his strings are ‘too dangerous’ to take on board a flight
By ToI Staff
A fake bomb found in an Israeli man's carry on, in a picture released September 5, 2018. (TSA)
September 25, 2018, 9:26 am
Charges dropped against Israeli security expert who sparked US airport panic
Alon Feldman was headed to sales demonstration with branch of US military when he was caught at Newark airport with item in his bag designed to look like a bomb
By ToI Staff
A fake bomb found in an Israeli man's carry on, in a picture released September 5, 2018. (TSA)
September 5, 2018, 5:50 pm
Israeli with fake bomb sparks US airport panic; he was headed to security course
Alon Feldman charged with creating a false public alarm after trying to get through security at Newark with item designed to look like explosive in his bag
By ToI Staff
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