The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) promised on Monday to recruit 54 temporary baggage handlers to tackle the manpower shortage at Ben Gurion International Airport.

Following the IAA announcement, baggage handlers decided Monday to end the disruptions they had begun the day before, in protest of a shortage of workers to handle the loading and offloading of baggage, which caused up to three-hour departure delays.

31 workers have been recruited to date, and an additional 23 are to follow in order to tackle high levels of passenger traffic during the summer season and the holidays.