Overview
- Wizz Air UK flight W95301 from London Luton was met by Israeli Air Force fighters and entered a holding pattern over the Mediterranean before landing at Ben‑Gurion.
- Passengers reported threatening messages tied to a nearby device labeled with the Arabic word for “terrorist.”
- After touchdown, the aircraft was routed to a remote stand where police, K‑9 teams, and airport security screened all passengers and searched luggage.
- The Israel Airports Authority said procedures were followed, no explosives were found, and flight operations briefly paused before resuming.
- Israeli media report the trigger was a child’s prank renaming of a parent’s mobile hotspot, with the incident still under review.