While Missiles Fly, Flights Land: How Israel’s Airport Stays Open | WSJ

Despite being less than 40 miles from the front lines of Israel’s war with Hamas fighters in Gaza, Ben Gurion Airport remains open. Even though civil airspaces above war zones like Ukraine often remain closed during fighting, Israel’s civil airspace continues to receive commercial air traffic. WSJ’s George Downs speaks with experts about the risks and explores the tactics Israel is deploying to continue to allow planes to take off and land in the country. 0:00 Israel’s main international airport remains open 1:08 Flight paths have been changed 2:47 Many international carriers aren’t flying to Tel Aviv 3:53 Aircraft Misidentification and MH17 #Israel #Airport #WSJ