El Al flight to New York delayed by birds in the cargo bay

[Illustrative] An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (Photo: iStock/Maciej_Bledowski)
[Illustrative] An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (Photo: iStock/Maciej_Bledowski)

An El Al flight from Ben Gurion Airport to JFK in New York was delayed for more than an hour after birds flew into the cargo bay while baggage was being loaded, Hebrew media reports.

Flight LY 011 eventually departs after the birds are removed.

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