Delta Flight From New York Searched at Ben Gurion Airport After Bomb Threat

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Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba

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A Delta flight from New York was searched at Ben Gurion Airport on October 13 after an anonymous bomb threat was received just before landing. Passengers were evacuated, and security found nothing suspicious, allowing the airport to return to normal operations. The incident follows a separate event on October 12 where an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane was turned away due to a pilot's Indonesian citizenship, and a September 30 attempted attack by a Flydubai pilot. A May 2024 report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman had previously highlighted security flaws in international aviation.

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A Delta flight from New York was searched at Ben Gurion Airport on October 13 due to a bomb threat.
Security found no suspicious items after evacuating passengers from the Delta flight.
An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane was denied entry to Israel on October 12 over a pilot's citizenship.
An attempted attack on a Flydubai flight on September 30 involved a pilot from Oman.
A May 2024 report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman identified security failures in international aviation.

Delta Flight From New York Searched at Ben Gurion Airport After Bomb Threat — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

A Delta Airlines flight arriving from New York on the morning of October 13 was isolated at a remote stand at Ben Gurion Airport following a bomb threat. The anonymous warning was received minutes before landing, according to Ynet. All passengers were evacuated from the aircraft after it landed. Security personnel conducted a thorough search of the plane but found no suspicious items. While security services suspected the threat was false, they opted for caution. The airport resumed normal operations after the inspection. "The aircraft was thoroughly searched by Ben Gurion Airport security personnel. The incident is over, and nothing suspicious was found. We are returning to normal operations," the Airports Authority stated. The previous day, October 12, a cargo plane from Ethiopian Airlines, which departed from Addis Ababa early in the morning, was denied entry to Israel. It was discovered after takeoff that one of the pilots was an Indonesian citizen, and Israel does not have diplomatic relations with Indonesia. The list of individuals on board was only received by Israel after departure. During the check, the pilot's Indonesian citizenship was identified, and the aircraft was prohibited from entering Israeli airspace. The plane turned back, dumping fuel into the sea. At the Ethiopian airport, the pilot was replaced by another who is permitted to enter Israel. The issue of who should vet crew lists on international flights arose following an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight on September 30, perpetrated by pilot-terrorist Hamam al-Khamami, an Omani citizen with whom Israel also lacks diplomatic relations. In May 2024, State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman published a report on security for international civil aviation to and from Israel, highlighting significant failures and shortcomings, including in the security of foreign airline aircraft. A key recommendation was to revise overall aviation security policy, with the National Security Council, along with the Ministries of Transportation and Finance, the Airports Authority, Shin Bet, and the police, proposed to lead this effort.