False Bomb Threat on Delta Flight at Ben Airport Leads to Evacuation
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Passengers were safely removed, and security forces conducted a thorough inspection, ultimately finding no suspicious items. Officials believe the threat was a hoax, but treated it seriously due to recent security concerns. An Ethiopian Airlines flight was denied landing the day prior.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- An anonymous tip prompted the evacuation and a full security sweep of the aircraft.
- Security officials assessed the threat as a false alarm but conducted a thorough search.
- The incident occurred two weeks after an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight.
- The Israel Airports Authority reported no unusual findings after the search.
- An Ethiopian Airlines flight was denied landing in Israel the previous day.
The aircraft, flight DL234, had already received the warning while in the air, and the flight crew relayed the alert to Israeli authorities. Upon landing, the plane was moved to a secluded area, and passengers were disembarked. Security forces then conducted a comprehensive scan of the aircraft. Security officials assessed the report as a false alarm, but decided to proceed with the thorough inspection as a precaution. The incident occurred approximately two weeks after an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight, prompting security services to treat the threat with utmost seriousness. The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) later confirmed that the incident concluded without any unusual findings. This event follows a separate incident where an Ethiopian Airlines plane was denied landing permission in Israel the previous day.
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