18.4 million passengers travelled through Ben-Gurion Airport in 2025

(JNS) — 18.4 million passengers travelled through Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport this year, an increase of 33 percent compared to the previous year, the Israel Airports Authority announced on Tuesday.

The figures highlight both the resurgence of the Israeli aviation sector and the postwar re-emergence of Tel Aviv as an international travel hub.

Some 60 foreign carriers are now flying to Tel Aviv compared to 80 two years ago, before the war, with the Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air expected to open a hub in Israel in the spring.

There were 134,000 flights out of Israel this year, a...