Preparing for Passover: The Airports Authority (IAA) estimates that 1.5 million passengers will pass through Ben Gurion Airport during the Passover holiday that will take place this year in April. In March, the Authority estimates that one million passengers will pass through Ben Gurion Airport – a growth trend that has continued since February, amounting to 700,000 passengers.
According to Rash’at, the passenger traffic on Passover this year will reflect an increase in the number of flights in a manner that approaches the Passover data 2019 – the peak year in passenger crossings at Ben Gurion Airport, before the corona plague.
The hot destinations for Passover and March are Turkey, the United States, France, Italy and Greece. They are followed by the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. The expected peak days are March 31 (Thursday), when about 57,000 passengers are expected to pass through Ben Gurion Airport. On the peak day in April, on the 24th of the month, about 70,000 passengers are expected to pass through Ben Gurion Airport.
For the passengers, this forecast is translated into the expected loads at Ben Gurion Airport.
In addition, from March 27, Terminal 1 (intended for low-cost carriers) will operate in order to alleviate the traffic congestion at Ben Gurion Airport. The first departure from Terminal 1 will be scheduled for 05:00, and it will operate until 18:00. On those of Terminal 3. The check-in procedure at Terminal 1 will include security, flight registration, passport control and the transition from duty free to Terminal 3.
As part of the preparations at Ben Gurion Airport, there will be a “Family Patrol” that can perform characterization for families in the hall space and not just in queues. A representative from each family will be able to perform the procedure the day before the flight, including handing over luggage (between 16:00 and 22:00 on Sundays-Thursdays and on Fridays between 08: 00-13: 00), and so on the day of the flight, the passengers registered In the pre-flight service, they will move on the highway (W sector in Terminal 3), similar to passengers flying with hand luggage only.