Another failure at Ben Gurion Airport: How a person barred from entering Israel managed to get through
An Austrian citizen who was barred from entering Israel for security reasons managed to bypass security checks at Ben Gurion Airport and roam around Tel Aviv for hours before being discovered and deported. The Population Authority confirmed the breach and handled it.
Another security failure at Ben Gurion Airport was revealed this evening: an Austrian citizen, barred from entering Israel for security reasons, managed to infiltrate Israel without a passport and roam around Tel Aviv for hours. According to a report on the main news edition, the man landed at Ben Gurion, was identified at border control as a barred entry, and was sent to the duty-free area with instructions to board the next flight to Austria. Instead, he exploited a breach in the baggage claim area, skipped the inspection stations, and left the airport. He wandered around Tel Aviv and even tried to stay at a hotel, but when asked to present a passport, it turned out he did not have one. The embassy intervened, and he was returned to Ben Gurion and deported. The Population and Immigration Authority confirmed the incident and stated that the breach was closed and the malfunction was handled. The event occurs against the backdrop of the attempted attack on the Flydubai plane and raises further questions about the security of entry into the country.