Yaron Avraham criticizes Ben Gurion Airport: "Didn't you know it's August?"

The operations management at Ben Gurion Airport declared a crisis today, Thursday, following severe operational difficulties. The situation is causing significant delays, including real difficulty in loading and unloading aircraft and a severe shortage of parking stands. Against the backdrop of these events, Channel 12 News reporter Yaron Avraham uploaded a post to Instagram from Ben Gurion Airport, in which he described how passengers are dealing with the congestion and expressed criticism of the airport's conduct.

Avraham said that upon his return to Israel, he was forced to wait more than two hours to receive his luggage. According to him, he learned from staff at the airport that check-in operations had been halted, partly due to a significant manpower shortage.

"I am not an aviation reporter, but what is happening here in the arrivals hall is nothing short of delusional. The Israel Airports Authority is simply under-functioning. Didn't you know that August is the busiest period? Didn't you know there would be many flights and many people?"

Later, Avraham addressed the experience of tourists arriving in Israel:

"Forget about us, we are Israelis, we are used to it. But imagine a tourist whose luggage is delayed for so long. What a terrible start to their vacation in Israel?"

Avraham added that in his opinion, during a busy period like August, it was necessary to prepare in advance with an appropriate amount of manpower. "In August, it is basic to have more staff," he said, referring to the flight delays and long waiting times for passengers.

Towards the end of his remarks, Avraham described the scenes he encountered: "I see families here who are broken." By this, he sought to illustrate the intensity of the frustration passengers are dealing with after hours of waiting, precisely at a time when Ben Gurion Airport is at the peak of its annual activity.