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Fighter Jets Escort Wizz Air Flight to Tel Aviv After Reported Onboard Threat

Officials later lifted the alert following searches that found no explosives.

Overview

  • Wizz Air flight W95302 from London Luton to Ben-Gurion was held in a pattern over the Mediterranean and intercepted by Israeli fighter jets.
  • Israeli media reports say a passenger allegedly renamed a personal WiFi hotspot to “terrorist” and sent threatening messages to others onboard.
  • The Airbus A321 was directed to a remote stand after landing, where police and K-9 units screened all passengers and searched luggage.
  • The Israel Airports Authority said no explosives were found and the security suspicion was lifted.
  • Authorities opened an investigation into the reported behavior, and the return flight departed from Tel Aviv.