US EditionOutbound Flights Resume From Ben Gurion Airport
Israeli outbound flights from Ben Gurion Airport resume with strict security and operational rules, including a 30-day no-return commitment and passenger limits of 70 per flight.
- On Sunday, rescue flights began allowing limited outbound departures from Ben Gurion Airport, enabling Israelis to leave on rescue flights, Globes reported on March 8, 2026.
- To reduce aircraft ground exposure, authorities initially allowed arrivals only since Thursday, when rescue flights landed but left Ben Gurion Airport empty to avoid lengthy ground waits.
- The Ministry of Transport ordered strict procedures: passengers must arrive about one hour before departure, carry minimal luggage, complete online check‑in, and board only when the plane is set for takeoff.
- Passengers departing must sign a no‑return pledge of at least 30 days, with airlines required to collect signatures per Ministry instructions to enable outbound flights starting Sunday.
- Initially limited to one narrow‑body flight per hour, operations were later expanded to two narrow‑body or one wide‑body per hour, and CBS reports officials hope to reopen limited commercial flights on Sunday.
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The first passengers began leaving Israel after the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv was partially reopened for foreign flights, in the context of the conflict with Iran, transmitted Times of Israel.
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