Airport Authority Workers' Chair Blames Staff Shortages for Check-In and Flight Delays at Ben Gurion
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Pinchas Idan, head of the Airport Authority workers' committee, called on the Transportation Minister to investigate orders that led to check-in closures and flight cancellations at Ben Gurion Airport, blaming staff shortages and poor summer preparations for ongoing delays.
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- Airport Authority workers' chair calls for probe into check-in closures and flight cancellations at Ben Gurion.
- Pinchas Idan says management misleads public, blaming delays on American refueling planes and air traffic congestion.
- Idan states the real issue is a lack of workers at the airport.
- Management failed to prepare for summer peak with over 100,000 passengers passing through.
- Delays and cancellations have persisted for weeks amid staffing shortages.
- Transportation Minister Miri Regev is urged to appoint an investigator to clarify responsibility.
Pinchas Idan, chairman of the Airport Authority workers' committee, urged Transportation Minister Miri Regev to appoint an investigator to determine who ordered the closure of check-in counters and the cancellation of landings at Ben Gurion Airport. Idan criticized the management for misleading the public for weeks by attributing delays to American refueling planes and air traffic congestion. He stated plainly, "The truth is one - there are no workers." Furthermore, he highlighted that the management failed to prepare adequately for the summer peak season, during which over 100,000 passengers pass through the airport, resulting in significant operational disruptions.
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