Israel carrier says Turkish workers refused to refuel plane
[NEWARAB] Israel's national carrier El Al said Sunday its Warsaw to Tel Aviv flight was not allowed to refuel at Antalya airport after making an emergency landing to evacuate a passenger for medical reasons.
Turkish workers at Antalya airport refused to refuel flight LY5102 before it could take off for Israel, El Al said in a statement.
"Local workers refused to refuel the company's plane even though it was a medical case," it said, adding that the passenger was evacuated.
The plane then took off to Rhodes in Greece where "it will refuel before taking off to Israel", the airline said.
Posted by: Fred 2024-07-01 |