The Workers Union of the Israel Airports Authority blocked the departure and landing of all flights on Friday morning after commencing industrial action, the Authority announced. Airplanes currently in the air approaching Ben-Gurion Airport will have to find somewhere else to land. The general strike includes cargo flights and passenger flights. Flights affected include the 17 departures and 20 arrivals that were expected on Friday, including those to and from New York, Moscow and Toronto. On Tuesday, the IAA’s workers union threatened to shut down Israel’s airports next week if the government does not finalize a date for the renewal of aviation traffic and enable foreign nationals to enter the country again. Initial hopes to increase operations in June have been dismissed in recent days, with Ben-Gurion Airport managing-director Shmuel Zakai now expecting that Israel will only open its gates to foreign visitors in mid-July. “Unfortunately, the Health Ministry has not yet set a date for the return of flights,” the workers union said in a statement, emphasizing that 2,500 IAA employees currently on unpaid leave are set to stop receiving financial assistance on July 1.
Source
Jesus Christ is King
Comments are closed.