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Ticketless Teen Boards Flight Out of Israel, Casting Doubt on Ben-Gurion Airport Security

Summary by Haaretz
The 18-year-old managed to pass through four separate airport checkpoints without a ticket and board the plane. A former transport security official said the incident – the second in recent months – warrants an external investigation

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For the second time in two months: A passenger managed to infiltrate the airport without a proper ticket. But this time he also managed to get abroad. The Airports Authority said that following information received, it was found that the passenger had passed a security check and did not complete the border control process. Immediately upon landing, he was returned to Israel.

An 18-year-old infiltrated a plane without a boarding pass and flew to Austria. It was only when he landed in Vienna that Austrian security guards discovered that he did not have a flight ticket and he was returned to Israel. The post Serious security lapse at Ben Gurion Airport: An 18-year-old flew to Austria without a ticket appeared first on Knitted News.

Unusual security lapse at Ben Gurion Airport: An 18-year-old passenger managed to sneak onto a plane without a boarding pass. Only when he landed in Vienna did the Austrians discover that he did not have a flight ticket and he was returned to Israel. This was about two months after the serious incident in which a 13-year-old boy managed to board an El Al plane to the US without a ticket or passport. Following the series of events at Ben Gurion A…

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kikar.co.il broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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