Three Detained From Italy Flight to Israel Amid Security Concerns
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
A TUS Airways flight from Italy to Tel Aviv was delayed by three hours on October 5 after three Georgian passengers were removed due to immigration issues, including forged passports and an entry ban. A similar security incident occurred the previous night on a TUS flight from Cyprus to Tel Aviv.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Three Georgian passengers removed from Italy-Tel Aviv flight over immigration violations.
- Flight delayed three hours for security checks after passenger removal.
- Two passengers attempted entry with fake Israeli passports.
- Third passenger was banned from entering Israel.
- Second security incident involving TUS Airways in two days.
- Unaccounted passenger found on Cyprus-Tel Aviv flight bypasses security.
A TUS Airways flight from Bologna, Italy, to Tel Aviv was delayed for three hours on Sunday, October 5, after three Georgian passengers were removed from the plane. The decision was made at the request of Israel's Population and Immigration Authority, which stated that two of the passengers intended to enter Israel using forged Israeli passports, and the third was banned from entering the country. It remains unclear how these individuals passed security checks in Bologna. Following their removal, all luggage was unloaded and passengers were re-screened. One passenger, Idit, told Ynet that passengers had to disembark and their belongings were checked, but no explanation was given for the delay. TUS Airways stated that passenger and crew safety is their top priority and they are cooperating with aviation authorities, adding that at no point were passengers or crew threatened. A related company, "Kavai-Hofesh," confirmed the passengers were removed for re-screening according to Israeli immigration instructions. This incident follows another on a TUS Airways flight the previous night, when an "unaccounted for" female passenger was found on board a flight bound for Tel Aviv in Larnaca, Cyprus, shortly before departure. She had apparently bypassed border control. Local police removed her from the flight, and the flight was delayed while authorities investigated how she boarded without proper checks. The flight commander reportedly explained that immigration authorities had not permitted the woman to travel to Israel.
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