Passenger traffic at Israel's Ben Gurion airport up 28 pct in H1

JERUSALEM, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Passenger traffic at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport rose by 28.35 percent in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year, according to a report released by the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) on Tuesday.

According to the IAA, a total of 7.7 million passengers on 57,787 international flights passed through the airport between January and June, up from 6 million passengers on 44,443 flights during the same period in 2024.