El Al Miami Flight Turns Back to Israel After 4.5 Hours in Air
An El Al flight bound for Miami was forced to turn around and return to Israel after four and a half hours in the air due to a technical issue.
El Al flight LY017, en route from Ben Gurion Airport to Miami in the United States, was forced to turn around and return to Israel after roughly four and a half hours in the air, Maariv and Calcalist reported.
According to Maariv, the aircraft departed Ben Gurion Airport nearly four hours behind its scheduled departure time. A technical malfunction was discovered aboard the plane while airborne, prompting the crew to reverse course and head back to Israel.
Further details regarding the nature of the technical issue have not yet been released.
Sources: Calcalist, מעריב — כל החדשות
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