Israel Airports Authority puts 600 on unpaid leave

Not including those performing army reserve duty, an additional 2,000 employees will only work for 75% full time equivalent. The Israel Airports Authority has announced that it is putting 600 employees on unpaid leave, following the sharp fall in the number of flights using Ben Gurion airport since October 7. Israel Airports Authority has 4,600 employees of whom 1,000 have been called up to the army reserves. Not including those performing army reserve duty, about 2,000 employees will only work for 75% full time equivalent. At present only about 100 flights are using Ben Gurion airport daily compared with 500 per day before the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The Israel Airports Authority said, "Despite the sharp decrease in aviation activity in Israel as a result of the war, the Airports Authority has so far refrained from putting workers on unpaid leave. But due to the situation, and in coordination with the workers' committee, it has been decided to put some of the seasonal workers on unpaid leave."<br/>