The flight from Tel Aviv to New York was interupted because of smoke detected in a toilet.
An El Al plane on a flight from Tel Aviv to New York made an emergency landing at Athens Airport last night, following an alert from smoke detectors in one of the plane's toilets. The Boeing 747-400 was carrying 324 passengers plus crew. All were accommodated in hotels in Athens overnight.
El Al said that a technical team set out from Tel Aviv to examine the plane. "El Al sees flight safety as top priority, and treats minor and major incidents with the same seriousness."
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 15, 2013
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