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Ben Gurion is Israel's main international gateway
Workers at Israel's main airport have started an indefinite strike, grounding all departing flights and disrupting travel during the busy holiday season.
Unions representing staff at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport declared the partial strike after pensions talks collapsed.
Flights already en route to Israel would be allowed to land, but no luggage would be unloaded, unions said. All departing flights were cancelled.
Airport officials said talks were under way to try to resolve the dispute.
The strike is expected to interfere with the plans of over 29,000 passengers travelling to and from Israel on Monday alone, local press reports said.
The strike comes in the midst of a busy holiday period, as families wind down Rosh Hashanah celebrations and prepare to mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
The Israel Airports Authority's employees' union is demanding guarantees that pension funds will not be used for other purposes.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Ben Gurion is Israel's main international gateway Workers at Israel's main airport have started an indefinite strike, grounding all departing flights and disrupting travel during the busy holiday season.
Unions representing staff at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport declared the partial strike after pensions talks collapsed.
Flights already en route to Israel would be allowed to land, but no luggage would be unloaded, unions said. All departing flights were cancelled.
Airport officials said talks were under way to try to resolve the dispute.
The strike is expected to interfere with the plans of over 29,000 passengers travelling to and from Israel on Monday alone, local press reports said.
The strike comes in the midst of a busy holiday period, as families wind down Rosh Hashanah celebrations and prepare to mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
The Israel Airports Authority's employees' union is demanding guarantees that pension funds will not be used for other purposes.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.