Turkish diplomatic sources have denied claims by Israeli media that an El Al flight was refused fuel after making an emergency landing in Turkey, Middle East Monitor reports on July 1st.
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Diplomatic sources informed Anadolu that the El Al plane, traveling from Warsaw to Tel Aviv, made an emergency landing at Antalya Airport due to a passenger falling seriously ill.
The emergency landing was permitted because of the passenger’s illness. Refueling was to be provided on humanitarian grounds, but the captain chose to depart voluntarily before the procedure was completed,
-Anadolu quoted the source.
Relations between Israel and Turkey have deteriorated amid Tel Aviv’s actions in Gaza, resulting in the suspension of all flights between the two states.
Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency and agencies
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