The situation at Israeli airports is becoming increasingly complicated due to Yemeni missile strikes and growing security concerns, which have led many major international airlines to cancel their flights to Israel.
According to Travel and Tour World, tourism in “Israel” is collapsing due to the broad suspension of flights, which has paralyzed air access to Israel’s primary international gateway, with cascading effects on both tourism and business travel.
The site also reported a significant drop in hotel bookings in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Eilat, with tour operators from Europe and North America are cancelling entire group itineraries. Cruise companies are reevaluating port calls in Haifa.
Israeli Channel 12 stated that the suspension of flights by airlines is expected to impact the entire summer season, delivering a major blow to the Israeli economy.
Ben Gurion Airport is experiencing a sharp decline in traffic. The Hebrew-language news site Walla revealed that on Sunday, the number of flights dropped by 34%, and the number of passengers by 26%.
Furthermore, data from Ben Gurion Airport showed that between 600 and 700 flights have been canceled since the Yemeni attack on the airport, according to a report by the Hebrew magazine Globes published on Sunday.
Many of the cancellations are due to the ongoing suspension of flights by major international carriers.
This complex situation continues as Yemen maintains its warnings to airlines. Following last Friday’s strike on Ben Gurion Airport, Yemeni armed forces issued another statement urging non-compliant carriers to immediately cease all flights to Israeli-occupied territories – mirroring the actions already taken by numerous other airlines.
