Damaged plane circling in the air to shed fuel, weight ahead of landing

The damaged Boeing 737-400 plane coming in to land at Ben Gurion Airport is now circling over the Mediterranean in order to shed fuel and reduce its weight when it lands.

An Electra Air flight with a damaged tire flying in circles to shed fuel before its emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport on July 1, 2019. (Screenshot, Flightradar24)

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