The spokeswoman for the Airports Authority reports that in the face of the increase in passenger traffic, there is a significant improvement in the service stations in the departing passenger procedure and the transition times between the various stations have been shortened. It was reported from Israel that over 2.1 million passengers will pass through Israel in the month of July on international flights.
The carriers informed that the departure procedure for the passenger departing for the flight is shortened by about an hour, and this despite the increase in the number of passengers leaving the country – the procedure today is less than an hour and a half on average from entering the terminal to boarding the plane. According to RAS, the service times measured at the stations on the outbound passenger route decreased from 160 minutes to approximately 100 minutes.
At Ben Gurion Airport, service times are continuously monitored at the various stations on the outbound passenger route – the measurements are made at peak times when more than 2.1 million passengers passed through Ben Gurion Airport per month.
It was also reported that the transition for those who checked in from home and go on the express route without baggage through theW Decreased from 33 minutes to about 20 minutes from the moment of entering the terminal to duty free.
As part of the security characterization (station no. 1), the waiting times from June to July decreased from an hour to 29 minutes. The reason – a change in KA and those who get stronger and continued recruitment of KA and at the end of the various courses.
At Station 2, check-in of the airlines through the ground services has been significantly improved from about 80 minutes to about 60 minutes – a joint effort is being made to recruit 100 for the ground service companies. At station 3, when checking hand luggage, the time decreased from 13 minutes to about 10 minutes.
It was also reported from the Israel Defense Forces that there was a 70% decrease in the number of left luggage in Israel and that next week the luggage return operation will end.
The Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, MK Merav Michaeli: “With hard and focused work, we managed to shorten the waiting times and the queues at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. I insisted on not canceling flights so that the Israeli public will not be harmed and will not pay more, and I insist that the freedom of flying will continue for each and every one while the responsibility is on us to improve the waiting times more and more. The Airports Authority took significant steps and, in accordance with my instructions, brought creative solutions that shortened the queues and improved the passenger’s route when leaving and entering the country. We will continue to make sure that the service will improve throughout the summer months.’