The director-general of the Israel Airports Authority, Sharon Kedmi, warned Monday that without a change in the coming days, one in four passengers risk receiving a cancellation notice for their summer flight. The statement comes amid ongoing disruptions to air travel linked to regional tensions with Iran, as the broader security cabinet prepared to convene this evening.
The warning from Israel Airports Authority director-general Sharon Kedmi, reported Monday afternoon, signals that the disruption to Israeli civil aviation may deepen over the summer unless the regional security situation stabilizes. The IAA chief cautioned that one in four passengers—a rate of about 25% of all booked travelers—could receive cancellations in the coming days. The statement follows a broader pattern of flight cancellations that began after Iranian missile activity and Israeli strikes triggered widespread airspace restrictions and reroutings; as The Zioneer reported over the weekend, multiple carriers suspended or reduced flights to Ben Gurion Airport. The security cabinet is expected to discuss the situation this evening against the backdrop of ongoing assessments of the Iranian threat. Kedmi did not specify which airlines or routes would be most affected.
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