A Turkish AnadoluJet flight has been delayed at Israel’s main airport after multiple passengers were sent plane crash images to their phones
The plane was taxiing when the photos were airdropped to some passengers, who immediately alerted the crew.
The captain was notified and made the decision to return to the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport.
The 160 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737 were evacuated, while airport staff reinspected baggage.
A few young Israelis have been identified as suspects and are being interrogated.
Meanwhile, passengers were allowed to reboard the plane headed to Istanbul with the plane taking off five hours after it was again approved to do so.
The pictures that were sent through Apple’s file sharing service included images of a Turkish Airlines plane that crashed in the Netherlands over a decade ago, and another plane that crashed in the U.S. in 2013.
This comes only weeks after another false alarm at the same airport where a live artillery shell was found at check-in.
