Israel saw more travelers pass through Ben Gurion International Airport this week than in any week since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as the country loosens its travel restrictions.
Some 22,500 people passed through the airport with 150 outgoing flights on Thursday, the Kan public broadcaster reported on Friday. However, this is still a far cry from the record 115,000 daily passengers recorded in the summer of 2019.
The majority of the passengers were Israelis traveling abroad, particularly to Mediterranean counties, the Balkans and the US.
Incoming traffic is expected to pick up soon, too, with Israel indicating on Thursday that it could ease entry procedures for foreign visitors who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus from the beginning of next month, allowing regular tourists traveling outside organized groups to enter the country for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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