Author Topic: ly 26 diversion (Read 5137 times)

yeshivabucher · « **on:** January 09, 2020, 10:33:17 PM »

BREAKING: DIVERSION MAYDAY SMOKE
El Al #LY26
New York to Tel Aviv
Diverting to Halifax runway 05.
Declared a Mayday for smoke in the aircraft. Dumping fuel enroute to reduce landing weight.

Sam Finkelstein · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2020, 10:34:36 PM »

Not good on a Thursday night...

davidrotts63 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2020, 10:35:47 PM »

Landed

yuneeq · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2020, 10:36:02 PM »

Quote from: Sam Finkelstein on January 09, 2020, 10:34:36 PM

Not good on a Thursday night...

Not good on a Tuesday morning

yeshivabucher · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2020, 10:36:31 PM »

Quote from: Sam Finkelstein on January 09, 2020, 10:34:36 PM

Not good on a Thursday night...

hence why its never recommended to take this flight

Quote from: davidrotts63 on January 09, 2020, 10:35:47 PM

Landed

bh

Moshe123 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2020, 10:41:02 PM »

When will people learn?

Dan · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2020, 10:53:03 PM »

Quote from: Moshe123 on January 09, 2020, 10:41:02 PM

When will people learn?

Are there frum people aboard?

aygart · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2020, 11:00:17 PM »

Quote from: Dan on January 09, 2020, 10:53:03 PM

Are there frum people aboard?

I can introduce you to a blogger who has written numerous times about how there are always frum people on this flight even though there shouldn't be.

yochai · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2020, 11:04:25 PM »

Any official updates from LY? On TLV airport website it still comes up as “on time”

shapsam · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2020, 11:04:49 PM »

https://twitter.com/karliaa_b/status/1215481077768343554

travel agent · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2020, 05:49:45 AM »

any update? TLV is showing that is cancelled, are they staying shabos in YHZ?

Boruch999 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2020, 06:38:44 AM »

Quote from: travel agent on January 10, 2020, 05:49:45 AM

any update? TLV is showing that is cancelled, are they staying shabos in YHZ?

Israeli radio interviewed a passenger who said about 20 shomrie Shabbos were being put up in hotels.

travel agent · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2020, 07:14:25 AM »

Quote from: Boruch999 on January 10, 2020, 06:38:44 AM

Israeli radio interviewed a passenger who said about 20 shomrie Shabbos were being put up in hotels.

whats about all the other people? they continued?

Boruch999 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2020, 07:17:08 AM »

didn't hear/wasn't clear

mgarfin · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2020, 08:39:48 AM »

https://mobile.kikar.co.il/abroad/article/343562

chff · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2020, 08:42:39 AM »

https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/status/1215525746971684864

aygart · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2020, 08:45:47 AM »

There is so much time for people to get to somewhere better than Halifax for shabbos.

yelped · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2020, 10:16:14 AM »

My relative is on there.

yeshivabucher · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2020, 10:29:27 AM »

from ywn

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The Boeing 777 was scheduled to depart Newark at 9:00PM Thursday night and arrive in Israel just before 4:00AM, but the pilot declared a “Mayday” and a requested a diversion to Halifax Stanfield after reports of smoke in the cockpit.

would help if they did basic research before posting an article

Dawie · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2020, 10:34:53 AM »

Quote from: aygart on January 10, 2020, 08:45:47 AM

There is so much time for people to get to somewhere better than Halifax for shabbos.

https://twitter.com/ChaskelBennett/status/1215642636335374338