The Israel Airports Authority Publishes Ben Gurion’s Activity Summary for December 2024
The report presents fascinating data on activity at Ben Gurion Airport in December 2024:
- International passenger and flight traffic: during December, 1,139,709 passengers passed through Ben Gurion on 8,904 international and domestic flights. International passenger traffic totaled 1,079,330 passengers, up 105.98% compared with December 2023. The number of international flights stood at 8,304, up 90.94% compared with December 2023.
- Domestic passenger traffic: in December, 60,379 passengers flew on domestic flights, down 1.68% compared with the same period last year.
- Cargo traffic: the amount of cargo handled stood at 33,209 tons, up 18.99% compared with December 2023. Of this, 7,564 tons were carried on passenger aircraft and 25,645 tons on cargo aircraft.
- Additional data: the leading destination was Dubai with 105,437 passengers. The leading country was the United Arab Emirates with 123,591 passengers.
- Leading airlines: El Al, Arkia and Israir were the Israeli airlines that contributed significantly to the rise in passenger traffic.
