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Surprise staff strike at Ben-Gurion Airport brings airport to standstill as check-in counters halt
Airport officials warned of labor court action as staff disruptions delayed arrivals and left some passengers on planes during the busy summer travel period.
- On Thursday, check-in counters at Ben Gurion Airport closed as employees launched a labor disruption, significantly interrupting operations and passenger services during peak summer travel season.
- Pinchas Idan, chairman of the Israel Airports Authority workers' committee, declared a "crisis" over operational difficulties, citing excessive 13-hour shifts in extreme heat and persistent manpower shortages.
- Approximately 100,000 travelers faced delays as more than 20 American refuelers occupied parking stands, lengthening transport times for luggage and passenger shuttling at Terminals 3 and 1.
- Air traffic was reduced starting at 2 p.m. Thursday following workers' committee instructions, while Transport Minister Miri Regev remained on a private trip to Morocco with ministry officials.
- The Israel Airports Authority threatened to seek labor court intervention unless operations return to normal, though the Histadrut labor federation clarified that no official strike directive had been issued.
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After disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport: Activity will gradually resume from 3 p.m.
Thursday saw 600 flights and 100,000 passengers on the busiest summer travel day; The workers union and the airport authority trade accusations; 'Shutting airport at height of summer season is an extreme, difficult and unnecessary step that harms the public'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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