El Al plane makes emergency landing after 'mayday' on flight from Newark

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El Al plane makes emergency landing after 'mayday' on flight from Newark
The flight, which departs from the New Jersey airport late Thursday night local time, is a popular route among Israelis and Americans making their way to Israel before Shabbat.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   JANUARY 10, 2020

An El Al flight on its way to Israel from Newark Airport early Friday morning (Israel’s time) made an emergency landing in Halifax after  the aircraft was reported filled up with smoke, according to flight trackers.

Flight trackers said that the plane landed safely.The flight was operated by a Boeing 777-258 (ER) that has a capacity of 279 passengers. It was scheduled to depart at 8 p.m. local time from Newark, one of the airports serving the greater New York area. It took off on time and was scheduled to arrive in Israel at 1.20 p.m. Israel time, roughly three hours before the beginning on Shabbat.

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