A Wizz Air flight arriving at Ben Gurion Airport from London was escorted by Israeli fighter jets following a suspected “security incident,” according to Israeli authorities.
The Israeli Air Force scrambled fighter jets to escort the plane, flight number W95301 from Luton to Tel Aviv, following a distress call, a military source tells The Times of Israel.
The suspicion came after one of the passengers purportedly received a “threatening message” on their phone, according to a security source.
An Israel Airports Authority spokesperson tells The Times of Israel that “due to suspicious conduct on the aircraft, security forces acted in accordance with the procedures for such a case,” and that the “incident has concluded.”
“The aircraft landed, and it was found that there was no real incident,” the spokesperson says.
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