Flight operations are suspended at Tel AViv Airport
No flight arrivals or departures are allowed out of Tel Aviv International Airport this afternoon following Gaza rocket launches.
Rockets have been fired from Gaza towards settlements south of “Tel Aviv,” targeting “Ben Gurion” airport.
UPDATE #1 12:45 UTC
Following flights are currently holding:
- Virgin Atlantic flight #VS457 from London Heathrow
- El Al #LY22 from Fort Lauderdale
- A Netherlands Air Force aircraft from Eindhoven
- Blue Bird flight form Athens
- El Al #LY362 from Vienna
UPDATE #2 12:57 UTC
Traffic is resuming, Virgin Atlantic #VS457 is the first to land.
UPDATE #3 13:15 UTC
Footage from Ben Gurion airport shows passengers taking cover.
#BREAKING | Hamas fires rockets towards the Ben Gurion airport in Israel's Tel Aviv
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