Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport was named ‘Best Performing Airport in the Middle East’ for the second year in a row this week by The Airports Council International.

Airports in in Abu Dhabi and Doha came in second and third respectively.

Ynet News reports that the Israel Airports Authority allocated NIS 3.7 billion ($873,000,000) towards improving safety, security and customer service at the terminal.

I wonder if the ACI rankings took into account that in a recent report the US Federal Aviation Authority recently found several flaws in safety procedures at Ben Gurion Airport, and has lowered the safety ranking given to Ben Gurion from Category 1 to Category 2, a classification usually assigned to third world countries. Continue reading →