Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
El Al plane makes safe emergency landing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Israeli plane makes an emergency landing in Israel amid fears that one of its tires was damaged, causing authorities to turn the flight around and order it back to the ground.
The drama started shortly after routine flight 2521 to Prague by El Al’s budget carrier Up! took off from runway 24 on a Boeing 737 aircraft carrying 181 passengers and crew.
With the plane already in the air, officials found peeled pieces of tire on the tarmac and decided to recall the aircraft to Ben Gurion Airport in order to repair the damage.
Other flights to Israel’s main international hub were put on hold as the damaged plane circled overhead before coming in for a safe landing.
— Stuart Winer
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