Chicago – July 03, 2024
Israeli flag carrier El Al says local airport workers refused to refuel one of its planes after it made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday.
Flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv landed in Antalya almost three hours into its journey, data from flight-tracking website FlightAware shows.
FlightAware data shows that the plane then flew to Rhodes International Airport, stopping for about an hour, before proceeding to its final destination.
In a statement to Business Insider, an El Al spokesperson said that local workers in Turkey “refused to refuel the company’s plane, even though it was a medical case.”
The spokesperson said a passenger requiring medical treatment was evacuated.
The airline told BI that the plane ultimately took off for Rhodes in Greece and refueled there before flying on to Israel.
