More than 3.5 million passengers passed through Ben-Gurion Airport in 1989, according to statistics published by the Israel Airports Authority this week.
The number of passengers entering Israel exceeded 1.749 million, compared with 1.646 million in 1988.
More than 1.770 million passengers left Israel via Ben-Gurion Airport in 1989, compared with 1.660 million the previous year.
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