Restrictions again eased for flights departing Israel

Wartime limits on Ben Gurion flight eased, raising outbound passenger cap

Airlines at Ben Gurion Airport will be allowed to sell up to 100 seats on departing flights, as Israel cautiously relaxes restrictions imposed after security concerns; Air India joins foreign airlines canceling or suspending service to and from Israel due to war

Passenger cap on outbound flights From Israel to rise to 100

Departures from Ben-Gurion International Airport will double to two an hour, with 30 percent of seats reserved for humanitarian cases. The threat of Iranian cluster missiles hitting a passenger plane, however, has kept the number of flights heavily restricted

Restrictions again eased for flights departing Israel

From midnight on Sunday up to 100 passengers will be allowed on each flight taking off from Ben Gurion airport.

Israel raises flight cap to 100 amid Roaring Lion

Airlines operating outbound flights from Israel will be permitted to carry 100 passengers per flight beginning at midnight Sunday-Monday, up from the previous limit of 80. Of the 100 seats, 30% will be allocated to an exceptions committee and passengers classified as humanitarian cases. Crew members are not counted within the 100-passenger cap, meaning aircraft will carry slightly more than 100 people in total. The pace of air traffic has been s…