{"id":60491,"date":"2026-06-28T05:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ben-gurions-terminal-1-reopens-to-domestic-flights-following-iran-war-closure\/28\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:33:48","slug":"ben-gurions-terminal-1-reopens-to-domestic-flights-following-iran-war-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ben-gurions-terminal-1-reopens-to-domestic-flights-following-iran-war-closure\/28\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben-Gurion&#8217;s Terminal 1 reopens to domestic flights following Iran war closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Terminal 1 was initially closed in March following the outbreak of the Iran war, with all flights moved to Terminal 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Ben-Gurion Airport&#8217;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:Terminal 1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Terminal 1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ben-gurion-airport-terminal-one-021422381.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Terminal 1<\/a> reopened to domestic flights on Sunday, according to the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), which announced the terminal&#8217;s renewed operations on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">The IAA added that international flights would begin operating from the terminal starting July 1, in time for the school holiday travel rush.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full items-center justify-center\" id=\"_R_a6lr5ckluaiv5tmtbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_a6lr5ckluaiv5tmtbH1_ { display: none; 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(credit: YOSSI ALONI\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">The terminal&#8217;s reopening follows an announcement that US Air Force refueling aircraft stationed at <a data-ylk=\"slk:Ben-Gurion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ben-Gurion&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ben-gurion-airport-employee-fired-121937844.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ben-Gurion<\/a> are set to be relocated due to the constraints their presence places on the airport&#8217;s capacity.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-mb col-body text-[1.125rem]\/[1.375rem] font-bold charcoal-color\">IAF bases to host USAF refueling aircraft<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">According to <em>Maariv<\/em>, the <a data-ylk=\"slk:USAF aircraft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;USAF aircraft&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899387\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">USAF aircraft<\/a> will be moved to Israel Air Force bases, with IAF aircraft themselves being moved to other bases to make room for the refuelers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_dmlr5ckluaiv5tmtbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_dmlr5ckluaiv5tmtbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_dmlr5ckluaiv5tmtbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">&#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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\"><em>Anna Barsky and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ben-gurions-terminal-1-reopens-091007956.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terminal 1 was initially closed in March following the outbreak of the Iran war, with all flights moved to Terminal 3. 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