Ben-Gurion Airport strike halts Israeli air travel; flights resume after disruption

A surprise staff strike at Ben-Gurion Airport grounded flights from 2:00 pm, causing heavy disruption with departures operating without luggage and roughly 100,000 travelers affected; operations resumed by 3:00 pm as authorities ordered a return to normal and warned of ongoing disruption during peak season. Netanyahu later removed the Airports Authority union chair’s Likud membership, and the strike’s estimated cost to the economy was put at NIS 25-30 million.