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Ben Gurion Airport Staff Use Helium Balloons to Retrieve Stuck Balloons from Ceiling
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First reported by Mako · 53 minutes ago
What happened
Ben Gurion Airport maintenance staff retrieve helium balloons stuck on the arrivals hall ceiling by using helium balloons with double-sided tape to catch and pull them down. The collected balloons are then donated to children’s hospitals.
- 01Maintenance workers at Ben Gurion Airport use helium balloons with double-sided tape to retrieve stuck balloons.
- 02This retrieval happens about once a week in the arrivals hall’s high ceiling area.
- 03Workers appear as if holding balloons for passengers, often going unnoticed.
- 04Collected balloons in good condition are donated to children’s hospital departments nationwide.
- 05The method is simple yet surprising to many travelers who wonder how balloons are removed.
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