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Amid a missile strike near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv’s airport, Air India has announced that all its flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till the 6th of this month. In a social media post, the airline has said that operations to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended with immediate effect till Tuesday to ensure the safety of the passengers and staff. It added that passengers booked on the airline’s flights with valid tickets between today and the 6th of this month will be offered a one-time waiver on rescheduling or full refunds for cancellation. For more information, customers can contact the airline at 011-69329333 / 011-69329999 or visit their website at <http://airindia.com>.
Houthi Missile Strike Disrupts Operations at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport
A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards Israel today landed near Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main international airport, causing panic among passengers in the terminal building.
A spokesperson for the Israel Airports Authority said takeoffs and landings had resumed and operations at Ben Gurion had returned to normal after reports of air traffic being halted and access routes to the airport being blocked.
However, according to Ben Gurion’s live air traffic site, flight operations were disrupted due to the Houthis’ missile strike.
Some flights, including by Air India, TUS Airways and Lufthansa Group, were cancelled. Others, including to U.S. airports Newark and JFK, were delayed by about 90 minutes.