AlJazeera – Israel’s national carrier El Al says its Warsaw to Tel Aviv flight was not allowed to refuel at Turkey’s Antalya airport after making an emergency landing.
Workers at the airport refused to refuel flight LY5102 before it could take off for its destination, El Al said in a statement.
Following the incident, the plane took off to Rhodes in Greece, where “it will refuel before taking off to Israel”, the airline said.
Turkish diplomatic sources confirmed the plane was allowed to make an emergency landing for medical reasons.
“Fuel was to be provided to the plane due to humanitarian considerations, but as the relevant procedure was about to be completed, the captain decided to leave of his own accord,” a Turkish diplomatic source said, the AFP news agency reported.
The war on Gaza has severely strained relations between Turkey and the Israeli occupation, with all direct flights between the two countries cancelled since October 7.
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