Current sectionIsrael NewsTravel in IsraelAnalysis Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel's gateway to the world, is expected to reach capacity by 2034. Without a second major international hub, disruptions like the chaos caused by last week's wildcat strike will become routineShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMeirav Arlosoroff12:22 PM • August 25 2026 IDTThe chaos at Ben-Gurion Airport on Thursday sparked an unusual public outcry. Maybe it was because for many years no Israeli union chief had dared flip the switch like that – he called a wildcat strike due to a labor shortage. We had forgotten that workers' committees possessed such power.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ben-Gurion AirportLikudMiri RegevIsrael economyIsraeli politicsAviationIsrael business newsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaZvi SuccotNetanyahuHasan PikerIran SanctionsMansour AbbasIsrairHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSyrian President Thanks Trump for Removing Damascus From Terrorism Sponsor List'Every Child Deserves Medical Care': The Israeli Group Opening a Clinic in GazaPoll: Eisenkot Maintains Lead, but His Bloc Falls to Two Seats Short of MajorityJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Palestinian Held for 'False Information' After Saying Settlers Torched Her HomeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It