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Israel's Ben Gurion Airport set to reopen airspace in very limited format on Monday

Israel’s main international airport will allow civilian flights from Monday evening

Israel's Ben Gurion Airport set to reopen airspace in very limited format on Monday
A worker at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel sits at the arrivals terminal as all flights from and to the airport are indicated cancel, following an Israeli attack on Iran. Jun 13, 2025 REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum/File Photo

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Reuters

Published : 03 Mar 2026, 02:59 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:25 PM

Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, the country's main international gateway near Tel Aviv, said Israeli airspace was set to reopen as early as Monday evening for civilian flights in an "extremely limited format".

Starting on Tuesday, "flight operations will gradually expand depending on the security situation" and that it is expected that only Israeli carriers will operate flights.

Israel's airspace was closed on Saturday at the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which have triggered retaliatory missile barrages from Iran against Israel.

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