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The El Al plane, which was denied refueling at a Turkish airport after an emergency landing, will be refueled on the island of Rhodes before flying to Tel Aviv.
Representatives of the airline clarified that Antalya airport was ready to refuel the aircraft, but Turkish authorities prohibited it.
According to news reports from newsru.co.il, during the flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv, a passenger on board the El Al plane fell ill. After consulting with a medical professional among the passengers, the crew decided to make an emergency landing to promptly deliver the passenger to a hospital. Radio station “Kan Bet” reported that the woman was taken to a hospital in Antalya.
Authorities in the country prohibited passengers of the Israeli flight from disembarking the plane.
