{"id":131739,"date":"2026-07-01T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=131739"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:00:20","slug":"01-00-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=131739","title":{"rendered":"Ben-Gurion&#8217;s Terminal One reopens to domestic flights following Iran war closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/jpost.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-900668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben-Gurion&#8217;s Terminal One reopens to domestic flights <\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>AARON GLICK<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Terminal One was initially closed in March following the outbreak of the Iran war, with all flights moved to Terminal Three. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/q_auto\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280\/631527\" width=\"100%\" \/><em>View of the Departure hall in Terminal 1, at Ben-Gurion Airport. December 1, 2020. \/ (photo credit: YOSSI ALONI\/FLASH90)<\/em><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-0\" class=\"article-default-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Ben-Gurion Airport&#8217;s\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899762\">Terminal One<\/a>\u00a0reopened to domestic flights on Sunday, according to the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), which announced the terminal&#8217;s renewed operations on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\" class=\"article-paragraph-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The IAA added that international flights would begin operating from the terminal starting July 1, in time for the school holiday travel rush.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-MB_7\" class=\"article-outbrain-section article-body-paragraph\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\" class=\"article-default-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Prior to the closure, international flights from the terminal were primarily operated by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-892615\">budget airlines<\/a>, which preferred it to Terminal Three&#8217;s higher usage fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\" class=\"article-paragraph-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Terminal One was initially closed in March following the outbreak of the Iran war, with all flights moved to Terminal Three.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/727324\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Airplanes take off from Ben Gurion Internationalo Airport on June 8, 2026. (credit: YOSSI ALONI\/FLASH90)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-8\" class=\"article-default-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The terminal&#8217;s reopening follows an announcement that US Air Force refueling aircraft stationed at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-893212\">Ben-Gurion<\/a>\u00a0are set to be relocated due to the constraints their presence places on the airport&#8217;s capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\" class=\"article-top-story-section article-body-paragraph\"><\/section>\n<h4 id=\"section-10\" class=\"article-header-section article-body-paragraph injected\"><strong>IAF bases to host USAF refueling aircraft<\/strong><\/h4>\n<section id=\"section-11\" class=\"article-default-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to\u00a0<em>Maariv<\/em>, the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899387\">USAF aircraft<\/a>\u00a0will be moved to Israel Air Force bases, with IAF aircraft themselves being moved to other bases to make room for the refuelers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-13\" class=\"article-paragraph-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">National Security Council Director Shmuel Ben-Ezra is overseeing the relocation operation, which follows comments by IAA Director General Sharon Kedmi in May that Ben-Gurion is operating at one-third capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-14\" class=\"article-paragraph-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8220;We are at the limit of our capabilities,&#8221; Ben-Ezra told KAN&#8217;s Reshet Bet radio station, emphasizing the NIS 700 million loss already suffered by the IAA.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-MB_35\" class=\"article-outbrain-section article-body-paragraph\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"section-16\" class=\"article-default-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>Anna Barsky<\/strong> and <strong>Jerusalem Post Staff<\/strong> contributed to this report.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben-Gurion&#8217;s Terminal One reopens to domestic flights AARON GLICK Terminal One was initially closed in March following the outbreak of the Iran war, with all flights moved to Terminal Three. 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