ben-gurion

January 9, 2024, 9:09 pm

Tagged with hope: Ben Gurion Airport’s poignant display for Gaza hostages

Worn by Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and the Pope, the metal military tags have become a global symbol of solidarity to those being held captive in Gaza and their families

By Candice Krieger

October 11, 2023, 6:12 pm

British Airways suspends flights to Israel

The airline has suspended flights to Israel amid security concerns after turning back one of its planes en route to Ben Gurion airport

By Candice Krieger

September 14, 2023, 11:40 pm

Reuniting the Shtisel bros was just the start…

The actors, the art, the food and the fruit. Brigit Grant was on a mission in Israel this summer

By Brigit Grant

The first flight from Israel to the UAE lands in 2020 after the signing of the Abraham Accords.

July 10, 2023, 8:37 pm

One million Israelis have visited UAE since the Abraham Accords

There are more than 200 weekly flights between the counties, with 88 from Ben Gurion to Dubai and 22 to Abu Dhabi, operated by Emirates, flydubai and EL AL.

By Richard Ferrer in Jerusalem

Netanyahu and Trump. Credit: Professor Colin Shindler.

March 30, 2023, 1:14 pm

OPINION: Israel’s false messiah will take Israel to the brink and beyond

"Bibi is Donald Trump’s Israeli twin. Like Trump he is willing to see the country burn so he remains in power," writes Richard Miron.

By Richard Miron

December 22, 2020, 5:26 pm

Hundreds of dual UK-Israeli citizens confined to ‘quarantine hotels’

Changing rules in London and at Ben Gurion cause chaos for passengers, with some reportedly 'hustled' off flights, had passports taken away and 'forced' onto coaches

By Jenni Frazer

Virgin Atlantic boss Shai Weiss in conversation with the airline’s founder Richard Branson

October 1, 2020, 11:17 am

Virgin’s Israeli boss: Mass passenger testing can ease travel restrictions

Candice Krieger speaks to Virgin Atlantic chief executive officer Shai Weiss about how the company has fared during the coronavirus pandemic and what it now hopes to achieve

By Candice Krieger

Spencer Barnett with his son Louis on the plane

June 26, 2020, 12:20 pm

My lockdown flight from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv

From El Al staff in full protective gear to filling out quarantine forms upon landing, Spencer Barnett talks about his surreal trip from London to Israel during the pandemic

By Spencer Barnett

October 31, 2019, 11:30 am

‘I was ripped off and held to ransom at Ben Gurion Airport’

Cilla Goldberger tells of her traumatic ordeal at Israel's main international airport, where she was detained until she paid £900 in cash for an alleged unsettled debt

By Jenni Frazer

Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson touches down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel with CEO Shai Weiss.

October 24, 2019, 10:18 am

Richard Branson hails Israeli entrepreneurs as he arrives on new Virgin flight

Airline's CEO marks the debut voyage to the Jewish state by kissing the tarmac after touching down at Ben Gurion

By Jenni Frazer

July 25, 2019, 12:36 pm

Watch the moment a mule walks into Ben Gurion Airport

It is not known where the mule came from and how it got to the airport, and it had no identification or chip, so the owner could not be determined.

By JTA

June 24, 2019, 10:54 am

Brits spark panic at Ben Gurion over airport bomb hoax joke

Suspected stag party of 18 men kicked off British Airways flight to Heathrow, after one makes comment to security staff about his luggage

By Jewish News Reporter

Tel Aviv's famous promenade, soaked in sun

May 9, 2019, 11:09 am

Israel’s tale of two cities

Lucy Daltroff discovers the wonders of technology and tradition on a visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

By Lucy Daltroff

August 17, 2018, 12:44 pm

Approximately 250 people denied entry to Israel in 2018

Security services stopped a fraction of Israel's 2 million tourists from coming in, with the majority of those blocked being of the Islamic faith

By JTA

April 29, 2018, 9:35 pm

Ben Gurion Airport to undergo £200m expansion to meet record tourist figures

Israel's main international hub to increase the size of it's terminal for overseas travellers with 88 new check in desks

By JTA

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