In a precedent, the first since it was announced in 1948, Israel closed its airspace andBin Gurion International Airport Even another notice, as its civil planes were transferred to other countries because of Iranian missile attacksWhich leads to heavy financial losses.
The Israeli -Iranian confrontation entered an unprecedented stage after Tel Aviv launched a sweeping attack on a number of Iranian regions and facilities on Friday, which Tehran responded with an unprecedented rougher attack.
Israel transferred the “Civil aircraft” fleet of “Alal” company, to both Greece, Cyprus and the United States, and expected it to be exposed to more strikes, while its fighters continue to launch attacks on Iran.
According to an interactive report prepared by Suhaib Al -Asha to the island, this is the first time that Israel has closed Ben Gurion Airport and transported its air fleet to coincide with a complete closure of its air field.
No flight has been monitored in a sky Israel During the past hours due to mutual attacks, while the report talked about the possibility of Iran targeting Ben Gurion Airport to achieve more deterrence and pain.
Huge financial losses
It is possible to imagine the size of the losses caused to Israel as a result of the closure of Ben Gurion Airport, when knowing that this airport was witnessing about 300 flights to take or reach it, at a rate of 35 thousand passengers per day. Last year, the airport lost $ 82 million due to the war with the resistance in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
As for the government company “Al Aala”, it owns 48 aircraft that fly to 54 countries and many other destinations around the world at a daily operating cost of up to $ 6 million, and they were all transferred to Cyprus, Greece and America.
“Adale” made an annual profit of $ 550 million, but today it bears the daily operating costs without making any flights, according to the report.
Even the cabinet plane known as “Zion Wings”, it was also transferred to an Athina airports during the past hours to avoid targeting it by Iranian missiles.