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Blue Bird Airline Faces Hearing Over Major Flight Delays at Ben Gurion Airport
Blue Bird airline will face a hearing at Ben Gurion Airport due to widespread flight delays averaging two hours, with 80% of its flights late. Passengers recently endured a nearly two-hour delay on a grounded flight with ventilation failure amid high temperatures.
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- 01Blue Bird airline will be summoned for a hearing over significant flight delays at Ben Gurion Airport.
- 02About 80% of Blue Bird and TUS flights are delayed, averaging two hours late.
- 03Passengers experienced a nearly two-hour delay on a Blue Bird flight due to ventilation failure in August heat.
- 04Ben Gurion Airport faced a backlog of 90 flights in three hours last Friday.
- 05Airport authorities blame European airspace congestion and American refueling flights for delays.
- 06No strikes or staff shortages were reported by the Israel Airports Authority.
Airport authorities cite heavy air traffic and European airspace restrictions as causes, denying labor issues.
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