Bomb Threat at Ben Gurion Airport Forces Delta Plane Evacuation
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
An anonymous bomb threat caused a Delta Airlines flight to be evacuated and searched upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday, with the threat later determined to be false. This follows a separate incident where an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane was denied entry to Israeli airspace due to an unauthorized crew member. The events have raised concerns about screening foreign flight crews, especially after a September 30th hijacking attempt on a Flydubai flight.
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- A Delta Airlines flight was evacuated at Ben Gurion Airport due to a false bomb threat.
- Security forces conducted a thorough search of the Delta plane after the evacuation.
- An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane was previously denied entry to Israeli airspace.
- The Ethiopian Airlines flight was denied entry because of a pilot with Indonesian citizenship.
- The incidents have renewed scrutiny of foreign flight crew screening procedures.
- A September 30th hijacking attempt on a Flydubai flight is cited as a prior concern.
Ben Gurion Airport was on high alert Tuesday morning following an anonymous bomb threat against a Delta Airlines flight. Upon landing in Israel, all passengers were quickly evacuated from the aircraft. The plane was moved to a secluded area of the airport where security forces conducted thorough sweeps, ultimately determining the threat to be false.
This incident follows another aviation security event from the previous day. An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane, en route from Addis Ababa, was denied entry into Israeli airspace. Israel received the crew manifest only after the flight's departure, discovering a co-pilot with Indonesian citizenship. Indonesia does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel.
As a result, the Ethiopian Airlines plane was forced to jettie excess fuel into the sea and return to Ethiopia. It was only permitted to re-enter Israeli airspace after the co-pilot was replaced with a crew member authorized to enter the country.
These consecutive incidents have reignited concerns regarding the oversight and screening of foreign flight crews entering Israel, particularly in light of a serious incident on September 30. On that date, an attempted hijacking and crash of a Flydubai flight by its co-pilot, Maam Al-Hami, an Omani citizen, was thwarted. Oman also lacks diplomatic ties with Israel.
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