Plane lands safely in Tel Aviv after flaps malfunction
London-bound El-Al jet makes emergency landing
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An El Al jet on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
A London-bound plane with 347 passengers and crew aboard was forced to return to Ben-Gurion International Airport shortly after takeoff Friday morning, after the jet’s flaps malfunctioned.
The El Al plane landed safely after dumping its fuel over the sea, Israel Radio reported.
Ben-Gurion airport had scrambled emergency services to the scene in anticipation of the emergency landing.
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