Zohar Blumenkrantz

El Al flies the Cairo route four times a week, but not on Tuesdays, thereby effectively cutting off air travel between the two countries for the day.

Israel also prepares for possibility of masses of Africans and Bedouins seeking refuge.

Returning from London, Israeli woman in her 60s was attempting to smuggle iPhone 4 smartphones under her clothes.

Operation canceled after Ethiopian aviation authority did not allow chartered Turkish planes to land.

The Israeli airline has opened up a hot-line to keep passengers informed of changes to the Tuesday night's flights which were canceled or postponed.

A flight of 170 Falashmura was unable to depart Tuesday due to an air transit disagreement between Israel and Ethiopia.

Once the new Hold Baggage Screening system is fully rolled out, it will include 16 screening machines, including 8 CT machines; project to cost $70 million.

A Delta Airlines Boeing 747-400 ran into a tractor at Ben-Gurion Airport on Thursday night; hundreds of passengers delayed due to resulting scheduling changes.

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

Approximately 11.485 million passengers passed through Ben Gurion Airport over the course of the year on international flights – an increase of 9.3 percent since 2009.

There were also delays on routes between Ben-Gurion International Airport and several European cities.

Passenger who arrived from Beijing via Frankfurt found to have NIS 1.5 million worth of Viagra pills in his suitcase.

Ruling came after residents of towns under flight paths, unhappy about the nighttime noise, petitioned the High Court.

Ben-Gurion Airport makes arrangements to host the 75 ultra-Orthodox passengers stranded in airport on the Sabbath.

International Civilian Aviation Organization is demanding pilots take test, due to large number of accidents caused by communication problems.

An aviation company had previously warned ministries of 'critical shortage' of chemicals needed to put out forest fires.

The U.S. company Evergreen says their first offer was refused by Foreign Ministry, so plane only began operations on the fourth day of the fire; PMO issues contradicting statement saying plane was ordered on first day of the fire.

Airports Authority expects another 500,000 people to have passed through Ben Gurion's gates by the end of the year.

An Israeli official said that each of the migrants flying back to Africa through a third-party state on Monday night had agreed to do so voluntarily, and said the move had been coordinated with the UN to ensure their safety.

Thirty people were treated Sunday for weather-related injuries, the Magen David Adom rescue service said.

El Al aircraft to depart Israel on Sunday with 50 tons of rescue equipment bound for flood-stricken nation of Colombia.

Isolated showers and thunderstorms pop up throughout Israel on Friday; heavy rains, strong winds expected on Saturday; snow predicted for Mount Hermon and Golan Heights.

Snow expected on Mount Hermon and Golan heights, heavy rains throughout Israel, accompanied by very strong winds and possible floods.

Artists Without Walls wanted to set up stand managed by Jews and Arabs 'who would be open to dialogue with passengers about coexistence.'