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.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
