Ben Gurion Airport renews operations after surprise strike on busiest travel day
Operations at Ben Gurion Airport were interrupted for several hours, after workers left their posts in an apparent surprise strike ordered by the workers' union, which denied ordering such a move.
The strike created major chaos at the airport, coming on what media outlets described as the busiest travel day of the year. Politics got involved quickly, as the Transport Ministry threatened that those responsible would pay a "heavy price" for taking "tens of thousands of Israeli citizens hostage."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that "Ben Gurion Airport will continue to remain open and operate as usual. Whoever stands in the way - will fly home," meaning, they would be fired.
Opposition leaders, including Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot, blamed the government for the events: "It is a reflection of the failed management culture of the Netanyahu government—chaos and disorder, lack of management and lack of accountability," he charged.
