07.01.2011                     2.Shevat, 5771

Luftverkehr:

Ben Gurion Airport to close Friday evenings for next 10 months

Israeli Airport Authority says shutdown, needed to extend a runway, is intended to cause the minimum amount of inconvenience possible.

Israel will be cut off from major international air travel once a week for ten months starting this Friday, due to a new no-fly protocol on Friday evenings at Ben Gurion Airport.
The new protocol, intended to allow for repairs to runways, will come into effect on Friday January 7, Haaretz learned on Thursday….