Transportation

Israel is building a NIS 7b. airport – history says it will cost much more - analysis

The government is advancing a new Negev airport at NIS 7 billion. Two decades of data suggest the final bill will be far higher.

View of construction of the new Ramon International Airport, in Timna valley, southern Israel. January 02, 2018.
The new logo and the group's light rail operations, which won the operation of the Red and Purple lines in the central region.

After 30 years: Egged rebrands

Road Trip.

An end to the chaos: Dozens of new branches for issuing international driving licenses

URAV 2026.

The future of autonomous vehicles arrives in Jerusalem


Tune into today's top stories: Netanyahu slams Albanese, Settlers cross into Syria

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem August 13, 2025.

Your Taxes: Recovering VAT on employee fringe benefits

Inputs for employees are defined as assets or services, such as meals, housing, gifts, or entertainment intended for the enjoyment, use, welfare, or benefit of employees or their family.

 An illustration showing VAT in 2025.

Surviving a plane crash: What seat location gives you the best odds?

The odds of dying in a plane crash are less than 1 in 11 million. So, when choosing a seat, focus on the view, your drink, or movie, not the crash.

 Empty plane seats.

Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound

A presidential decree published earlier on Monday gave no reason for the dismissal of Roman Starovoit, 53, after barely a year in the job.

  Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit arrives at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025.

Miri Regev says shipping giant MSC agreed to aid in rescue of stranded Israelis

MSC responded, stating that "a request was received from the Transportation Ministry on the subject, and it is being reviewed."

 An MSC cargo ship, carrying containers, including some from the United Arab Emirates, docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

El Al, Arkia to launch evacuation flights from Europe for stranded Israelis on Wednesday

These flights are only for incoming flights to Israel, and there are no outgoing flight operations.

El Al flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025

Air Haifa begins regular flights from Haifa to Rhodes twice a week

Air Haifa expands its pilot team to support growth, recruiting certified, experienced pilots from France, Finland, Greece, and the Czech Republic through ongoing hiring and training efforts.

 Air Haifa begins regular flights from Haifa to Rhodes twice a week.

Accessible tourism should be the standard, not a luxury - opinion

As global travel returns, travel systems should be redesigned for accessibility to make tourism possible for everyone.

 PAUL AND his sons tour Israel with the accessibility which he required.

US Senator's husband gets 'special treatment' after put on travel watch list

A US Senator's husband was flagged by TSA after his travel companion on two flight reservations was identified by the FBI as a "known or suspected terrorist."

 United States TSA

Music agency founder among six dead in San Diego plane crash

The crash destroyed one house, severely damaged others, set cars alight and injured eight on the ground.

 A view shows a damage house and vehicle at the crash scene, after a small civilian aircraft went down in a military neighborhood in San Diego, California, US May 22, 2025.