Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York were hurried off the plane at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday morning after authorities received word of a bomb on board. The threat turned out to be false, the New York Post reported.
Passengers were moved into the terminal while security crews searched the Airbus A330. Nothing was found.
“The incident has ended with no unusual findings. Operations have returned to normal,” an Israel Airports Authority spokesperson said, according to the Post.
The flight
- Route: Delta runs a daily nonstop between New York’s JFK Airport and Tel Aviv.
- Timing: The flight left JFK just after 3:30 p.m. Monday and landed in Tel Aviv around 8:30 a.m. local time Tuesday.
- On board: The number of passengers and crew was not released.
- Delta: The Post said it asked the airline for comment.
Second scare in two weeks
The threat came almost two weeks after a flydubai co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain and tried to hijack a flight bound for Tel Aviv, the Post reported.
Source: New York Post, Oct. 13, 2026.
