April 2017 was a record month for Ben Gurion Airport with 1.74 million passengers – a massive 26% more than in April 2016.  Over 5 million passengers have passed through the airport in the first four months of 2017 – an increase of 20% over the same period in 2016.  Another all-time-record of 349,000 foreign citizens visited Israel in April – 38% more than in 2016.

http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-record-passenger-traffic-at-ben-gurion-airport-1001187940

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=42299&hp=1