Posts Tagged: Ben Gurion International Airport
Israeli Aviation Security Expert in Response to Report of New ISIS Laptop Bombs Able to Evade Detection by Airport Scanners: ‘Human Element More Important Than Technology’
In response to a report that US intelligence services fear that ISIS and other terrorist organizations have developed non-detectable bombs -- inside electronic devices -- which...
Cathay Pacific Airline’s Hong Kong-Israel Route Takes Flight
JNS.org - The Cathay Pacific airline’s first flight from Hong Kong to Israel landed at Ben Gurion International Airport last Sunday. The landing followed the October 2016...
Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Sees 11% Rise in Passenger Traffic in 2016
JNS.org - Business boomed for Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport in 2016, with 17,387,971 passengers making their way through the airport on flights last year...
Officials at Ben-Gurion Airport Refuse Entry to Israel of Known BDS Activist
JNS.org - Israel refused entry to an activist for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement Monday, the first time such action was taken since a bill...
Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport to Launch Digitized Check-In Process Via Cell Phone
Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport is launching a program to digitize the check-in process for international flights, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Monday. According to the...
Citing Israel’s ‘Tremendous Potential for Business, Leisure Travel,’ Top Asian Airline Announces Upcoming Launch of Direct Hong Kong-Tel Aviv Flights
As part of the growing business and tourism ties between Israel and the Far East, one of Asia’s top airlines announced on Wednesday that it...
Ahead of Peres Funeral, Israel Prepares ‘Largest Security Operation Since Rabin Assassination’
Massive security preparations are underway in Israel ahead of the Friday funeral of former President Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at the age of...
Fatah Facebook Page Honors Japanese Terrorists Who Killed 26 at Israeli Airport
JNS.org - The Fatah faction—which is led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas—on its Facebook page honored members of the Japanese Red Army who murdered 26...
Israel Issues Tender to Survey Locations for New International Airport
The Israel Airports Authority has issued a tender to survey possible locations for a new international airport to supplement the Ben Gurion International Airport. The authority...
Yearlong Ben Gurion Airport Exhibit Celebrates Israeli Innovation
JNS.org - A yearlong exhibition featuring 60 celebrated Israeli innovations was launched Monday at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport. The exhibition is displayed along a large wall...
Iberia Airlines Pilot Suspended for Announcing: ‘We Will be Landing Soon in Palestine’
JNS.org - Iberia Airlines Flight 3316 from Madrid was approaching Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday afternoon when passengers were shocked to hear the captain says in...
4.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Israel
JNS.org - A 4.3-magnitude earthquake took place in Israel on Thursday, centering around the Dead Sea and southern Israel. Northern Israeli residents also reported feeling vibrations, but...
221 New Immigrants Land in Israel
JNS.org - Terminal 1 at Ben-Gurion International Airport witnessed tears of joy on Tuesday with the arrival of 221 new immigrants from the U.S. and Canada,...
Earthquake Hits Sinai Coast, Felt From Eilat to Tel Aviv
JNS.org - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday and was felt...
