21/1/2024–|Last updated: 1/21/202406:38 PM (Mecca time)
Air travel declined from Israel And then in the last three months of last year due to the impact of the war on the Gaza Strip GazaWhile the number of passengers who traveled through Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv increased by 10% over the past year.
The Israeli Airports Authority said, in a report today, that the number of passengers on international flights reached 21.1 million in 2023, up from 19.2 million in 2022.
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In the first 9 months of the year, he underwent surgery Al-Aqsa flood The war on Gaza on October 7 increased passenger traffic by 38.5% on an annual basis to 19.1 million, but it declined after that to record the largest decline at 78% in November and 71% in December, according to the Airports Authority.
Almost all foreign airlines stopped flying to and from Israel as a result of the war and intense missile attacks from Gaza.
“Ben Gurion continues to work while monitoring and maintaining the safety and security of aircraft and passengers,” said the airport’s managing director, Udi Bar Oz.
Last December, only 7 foreign airlines sent flights to Israel, while nearly 80% of passengers traveled on El Al planes, followed by the smaller Israeli airline “Israir” by 10%, and Flydubai by 3.2%.
In 2023, 3 million tourists visited Israel, up from 2.7 million in 2022.
