TL;DR: According to the Israel Airports Authority, four lounges operate at Ben Gurion today: Jetex (Concourse C), Aspire (Concourse E), El Al's King David (Concourse D) and Fattal Terminal (Terminal 1). At Jetex and Aspire, business class passengers and authorized club members enter free, and economy passengers can enter for a fee. Max cardholders get into Aspire and American Express Platinum holders into Jetex, under each card's terms.
The Lounges at Ben Gurion Today
The Israel Airports Authority's list of lounges shows four today: Jetex, Aspire, King David and Fattal Terminal. The Dan Lounge no longer appears on the list, and Concourse C, where it was, now has Jetex. Max writes that from 1.1.2026 its lounge benefits are honoured only at the lounge in Concourse E, that is, Aspire.
Jetex Lounge
Location: Terminal 3, departures hall, Concourse C. American Express describes it as at the entrance to the main duty-free plaza, next to the synagogue. | Hours: 24/7 | Phone: 03-5102252 or 03-5058257
Who gets in: business class passengers and authorized club members. Economy passengers can enter for a fee.
Aspire Lounge
Location: Terminal 3, after security and passport control, Concourse E, opposite Gate E2. | Hours: 24/7 | Phone: 03-9757283
Who gets in: business class passengers and authorized club members. Economy passengers can enter for a fee. Entry can be pre-booked on the Aspire website, priced from £67 per person including taxes (visitors browsing from Israel see the price in shekels). Aspire is Swissport's lounge brand.
King David Lounge (El Al)
Location: Terminal 3, departures hall (duty free), Concourse D. | Phone: 03-9771111
Who gets in, according to El Al:
- Business class passengers on El Al flights, with one companion flying on the same flight.
- Matmid frequent flyer members with Top Platinum, Platinum or Gold status, subject to eligibility terms.
- El Al passengers who are King David Club members, subject to eligibility terms.
Passengers upgraded to business class for a fee at the check-in counter, or through El Al's upgrade bidding, do not get in. Entry requires a boarding pass, the lounge is open to a passenger about three hours before the flight, and passengers on flights to Eilat do not get in.
Fattal Terminal
Location: Terminal 1 | Phone: 03-7790900
A private terminal. According to its website: check-in and bag drop, hand-luggage screening and passport control inside the terminal, and a private car to the aircraft door. The terminal has a lounge with a buffet, duty-free shops, a cigar room, private rooms with showers and overnight rooms. Prices are not published on the website.
Credit Card Access
Max (Aspire Lounge)
- WE: unlimited free entry for the cardholder.
- TAU and UNIQ, for those in the "senior staff" population: 3 free entries per calendar year, no more than one a month.
- An additional ticket for companions: NIS 195, paid with a Max card at the lounge.
- The stay under the benefit is up to two hours, and from age two an entry ticket is required.
American Express (Jetex Lounge)
- American Express Israel Platinum holders enter free of charge on presenting the physical card. A card in a digital wallet is not accepted.
- A Platinum holder's guest: 199 Membership Rewards points (the benefit can be downloaded until 31.12.2026).
- American Express lists this benefit for the Platinum card.
The Priority Pass website lists no lounge at Ben Gurion (as of September 2026). The American Express Platinum card includes a Priority Pass card for lounges worldwide, but at Ben Gurion Platinum holders enter Jetex, under the benefit above.
Sources: Israel Airports Authority, El Al, Aspire, Fattal Terminal, Max, American Express Israel. Benefit terms change, and the binding wording is the one on each company's website.
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