The jet was forced to return to the airport gate after passengers on the flight to Turkey reported receiving worrying images on their cellphones before takeoff; it is unclear who sent the images
May 10, 2022 1:03 PM
A Turkish airliner was forced to return to the gate at Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday after passengers began receiving messages containing images of crashing planes on their mobile phones, the Israel Airport Authority announced.
No information has been released yet regarding who sent the images.
The plane, which was identified as a AnadoluJet 737 by the Ynet website, ceased taxiing and returned to the terminal where security crews were mobilized to “take all necessary steps to ensure that there is no danger to passengers, including a re-inspection of the aircraft passengers and their luggage,” the IAA stated.
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“Immediately after we make sure that there is no risk to the plane and its passengers the Security Division will allow the flight to continue on its way,” the agency said in a statement.
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