FIRST REPORT 7:55PM EST: [UPDATES & PHOTOS BELOW] Dozens of ambulances from MDA, Hatzolah Volunteers, Police, and Rescue Personnel are all currently responding to Ben Gurion Airport for a confirmed aircraft emergency. Sources tell YWN Israel that the landing gear of an incoming aircraft is not going down, and an emergency has been declared. There are reportedly 279 passengers aboard the aircraft.
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UPDATE 8:16PM EST: There are conflicting reports as to what flight this aircraft is, but the latest info is that it is El Al flight 27. This will be confirmed shortly.
UPDATE 8:24PM EST: YWN Israel has confirmed that the The El Al plane, which has 279 passengers on board, has a faulty left wheel.
UPDATED 8:35PM EST: The flight is scheduled to land at 5:15 Israel Time. A YWN Israel reporter live on the scene reports that additional rescue personnel are still arriving.
UPDATE 9:05PM EST: This flight took off from Ben Gurion Airport en-route to Newark Airport, when just after takeoff the landing gear malfunctioned. The aircraft has been dumping fuel over the water for the past 2 hours, and will do so until 5:15AM Israel Tme.
UPDATE 9:45PM EST: Reports stating that the aircraft has landed are false. YWN will publish an update as soon as the aircraft lands, or there is any other available update.
UPDATE 9:54PM EST: YWN has confirmed that the flight is in fact packed with Americans returning to the U.S. after spending Lag BaOmer in Meron. We have also confirmed that there are multiple Hatzolah members from the New York area aboard the plane as well.
UPDATE 10:00PM EST: With 10 minutes until the emergency landing, all emergency personal have just been loaded onto the ambulances.
UPDATE 10:31PM EST: THE PLANE HAS LANDED SAFELY BORUCH HASHEM – CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE FIRST IMAGE OF AIRCRAFT ON GROUND.
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38 Responses
It’s not from Berlin, it’s to Newark, and it turned around because the landing gear did not properly close. It’s scheduled to attempt to land in 1 1/2 hours. They are trying to get the landing gear working before then.
please keep updating!!
PRAY!
Hashem yishmor. How is that? 5:15 am?
Just wondering – if it’s only supposed to arrive in another hour and a half don’t those 10s of ambulances have better things to do in the meantime..?
Which flight is it? Where are those details coming from?
If this flight was heading to NY then there must be loads of yidden on it returning from lag baomer in meron. Bizchus Hatana Elokai there should be no casualties and the landing should be safe and secure.
all the israeli news channel are reporting that it was flight 027 on its way to Newark. Its on its way back to Ben Gurion emptying his fuel over the ocean. Lets hope they will have a safe landing. Daven, say tehillim.
Like many people, I believe I know people on that flight. Tehillim said, will continue.
#5, its a good thing you are not running MDA.
The reason all the emergency vehicles are there now its most likely in case they have to bring the plane in earlier than expected, with more fuel than they’d like. We should be davening for their safe landing, not criticizing. Hashem yishmor indeed.
May Hashem grant them a safe landing. Our Tefilos are with them.
just stop and say tehillim! imagine your parents or yourself on that flight what would you be doing now?? youd be relieved that all the emergency personnel are there if needed unfortunately israel is very capable with dealing with emergencies!! besuros tovos!!
it’s all in hashem’s hands
Baruch Hashem!
BARUCH HASHEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
landed safely B”H!
why are they not posting the good news???
Arutz Sheva reporting landed safely. BH
CHASDEY HASHEM!!!!
BORUCH HASHEM!!!!
Baruch Hashem!
BH
Once again, YWN had this story at least 3 hours before the others.
boruch hashem.
zechus reb shimon bar yochai
Amazing coverage by Yeshiva World!
Shining right through the garbage.
bh waz at a bar mitzvah and we all stoped and said tehillim
when its about getting the detailed facts and on the minute yeshiva world gives cnn a knockout!
though id like to see a technical story behind the wheel, the flight, the passengers, and then the approach, the touchdown, the landing, the passengers, and finally the response.
this since mumbai yeshiva world has always been 2 classes above the others!
thank you ywn for the incredible amazing reporting.
I am shaking that we were just saved from a possible tragedy that could have shaken SO many in Klal yisrael!
Chasdei Hashem Ki Lo Samnu Ki Lo CHalu Rachamav!
I want to share with you that first when I heard about the danger I immediately stopped and said tehillim and begged HKB”H to save the ppl from harm in zchus of all of us and them davening b’tzibbur!
I sat down to a learning seder right before prep for landing time and as soon as we finished the seder and closed the sefer I my phone started buzzing with text messages that the plane landed safely!!!!! Wow! I’m sure many others did the same and zchus Torah and Tefilla rocked the Heavens—-!!!
May we merit to continue to shake the Heavens and bring zchus on Klal Yisrael!!!!!! 🙂
B”h
What nail bitting reporting
This makes CNN and Jimmy Olsen in the back seat!!
You should get the Pulika Prize for this – a feather in your cap!
Perry White and Lois Lane from CNN are first now getting details in. AOL and compuserve are both quoting the Prodigy News Network. Great jobB
Baruch Hashem everyone is ok! Never underestimate the power of Tefillas Rabbim!
B”H!
Thanks YW, you were the first and actually the only one to report while it happened, not waiting till it’s over and let the whole Klal Yisroel wait in terror to find out what’s going on.
PULIKA Prize??? I think you mean Pullitzer. Interesting how it wasn’t on the radio this morning…to get my news I “turn on” YWN. Thanks for always keeping us informed of what REALLY matters: the welfare of Jews, especially in EY.
Fox News actually cited YWN as a source to the story.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/22/israeli-jet-en-route-emergency-landing/?test=latestnews
Does anyone think to give a BIG Yasher Koach to the pilot, Co-pilot and the rest of the crew for the great job? Yes, I know they were shlichim from Ha-Shem but they also deserve credit for their skill!! So, YASHER KOACH, El-Al Crew!!!!!!!!!!!!