How did US refueling planes at Ben Gurion become a threat to Israeli flights?
US refueling planes parked at Ben Gurion Airport occupy civilian parking positions, reducing landing slots and threatening the cancellation of thousands of flights. In the podcast episode 'Ad HaKatz', Keren Neubach speaks with military correspondent Itai Blumenthal and transportation correspondent Ofir Halperin about the implications.
Since the Americans resumed strikes against Iran, dozens of giant US military refueling planes have been parking at Ben Gurion Airport, occupying civilian aircraft parking positions. The result: reduced landing slots and threats to cancel thousands of flights. In the new episode of the current affairs podcast 'Ad HaKatz', Keren Neubach speaks with military correspondent Itai Blumenthal and transportation correspondent Ofir Halperin about the consequences of the congestion at Ben Gurion, and how the refueling planes have turned the airport into part of the war effort, and the price Israeli passengers may pay.
How did US refueling planes at Ben Gurion become a threat to Israeli flights?