El Al flight LY2522 from Prague was diverted to Greece after a Canadian tourist attempted to infiltrate the cockpit, causing a security incident. The passenger, who had suffered a panic attack, tried to open the plane's door during take-off in Thailand. Security guards on board the flight detained the individual, and the flight made an emergency landing in Greece. The violent passenger was then taken off the flight and arrested in cooperation with local police. The incident was captured on video and led to heightened security concerns.
El Al flight makes emergency landing after violent passenger attempted to infiltrate cockpit https://t.co/znGmEFUut2
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Israeli airline El Al says flight from Prague diverted to Greece over violent passenger incident https://t.co/nE7PB5ssd1 https://t.co/e45BdBZ31n
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Airline traveler scares plane passengers in emergency exit escape attempt caught on video https://t.co/ADydta44Md
Suspect attempted to enter cockpit of Israeli El Al plane, arrested mid-flight. https://t.co/cp1v7Sda7y
Security guards detained the passenger on board the flight after he attempted to infiltrate the cockpit, according to Israeli reports >> https://t.co/CxzFavHTZZ
Israel's national airline said that flight LY2522 was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece, where the violent passenger was taken off the flight in cooperation with local police. https://t.co/h3NHdf1oEV
Canadian tourist tries to open passenger plane door during take-off in Thailand after suffering panic attack https://t.co/jmQHymaSnE https://t.co/zSsJftFYUE