El Al flight LY005 to Los Angeles, a Boeing 777 with 276 passengers and crew on board, had to make an unscheduled landing two hours before touchdown due to a technical malfunction in one of the motors.

The crew shutdown the problematic motor and in line with FAA protocol, had to land in the nearest airport, which is in Billings, Montana.

El Al is probing the malfunction and promises to get the passengers to their final destination as quickly as possible, emphasizing at no time were the passengers or crew in any danger.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)