Jerusalem – El Al Israel Airlines said Monday that a jetliner with landing gear trouble was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport near Tel Aviv. No one was in danger during the flight, and no one was injured, the airline said.
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The Israeli flagship carrier’s chief pilot, Amos Mohar, said the Boeing 777 took off at 1:30 a.m. Monday and was en route to Newark, New Jersey, when the crew discovered a problem in the landing gear that connects the wheels with the body of the plane.
The jet turned back and circled above the Mediterranean throughout the night, waiting for daylight and dumping its fuel into the sea in preparation for the landing.
Mohar said the jet landed at dawn at Ben-Gurion International Airport. In case problems had developed, dozens of medical crews were standing by, hospitals were put on alert and Israeli warplanes were scrambled to escort the aircraft.
“At no point was there any danger to the passengers or to the plane,” Mohar said in a statement.
Still, passengers described a scary scene on board.
“People were very nervous,” Itzik Zinger, 36, told the Haaretz daily. “The El Al crew gave out food and tried to calm us down, but no one would eat, and it was very difficult to calm people down.”
He said passengers could see rescue vehicles on the ground ahead of the landing, and they were told to sit with their heads between their legs for an emergency landing.
“Everyone was happy and was grateful that it ended as it did, but we went through several hours of fear, it was a difficult time,” he said.
El Al Airlines said its plane was being inspected at Ben-Gurion.
The passengers were transferred to another flight that left later Monday.
Below video show the plane landing as emergency personal standby.
Why are Israeli’s so arrogant? Not one mention of Gd in the whole speech.
you should just say BH at this miracle and let it go at that.
Why do so many people need to fly? It is not natural or historical
#4 would you have us go by camel or boat ?On wings of eagles ,perhaps. ?
Why does it say “aveiros” on the side of the car in the first picture? What’s up with that?
why all the cyber freaking out if at no point were they in any danger
good point Leah: (reply to #4 ) So many people happened to be on this particular flight? And yes I understand that people around the world travel a lot, but so many going to NJ? And all coming from Tel Aviv?
I don’t know what the whole fuss is all about. I saw the plane landing. it had all wheels and everything looked perfect
It was a scary time for those ppl on that plane but bh they landed it just doesn’t say if it landed in water on foam or with one wheel?
I was on that plane the staff stayed VERY calm and so did the passengers the CEO showed up to talk to the passengers and the press. bizcis hatana Elokie ……we r all fine B”H
If there was no danger why 70 ambulances?