Published 2 years ago

Flight grounded in Israel after passengers receive photos of crashed planes before takeoff

Summary by Ground News

The airliner had been due to take off for Turkey, but the captain decided to go back to the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport. The photos appear to have been sent to the phones using the AirDrop function on Apple phones and that it was not a cyber attack. The source of the images appears to be someone who was on the plane.

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BBC News

Israel: Turkish flight aborted as passengers get plane crash pics

The Turkish plane was about to take off from Israel when passengers' phones were sent the images.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Flight postponed after passengers receive eerie plane crash photos

’The source of the photo was inside the plane’ says Israel Airports Authority

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Flight aborted after chilling photos of plane crash sent to passengers

Passengers on a flight about to take off from Tel Aviv were sent photos of the wreckage of the Turkish Airlines plane that crashed in Amsterdam in 2009

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Global News

Turkish flight aborted after passengers sent unnerving plane crash photos - National

The pilot decided to return to the terminal after passengers began to panic over the pictures that were sent to their photo via AirDrop.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Irish Independent

Captain aborts take-off after passengers on flight receive crash photos to phones

The captain of a Turkish flight aborted its take-off at Israel’s main airport after passengers received plane crash images on their phones. Israel’s aviation authority said the aircraft was taxiing at Ben Gurion Airport when the incident happened.

2 years ago·Ireland

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New York Post

Turkish flight aborts takeoff in Israel after passengers receive images of plane crashes

A Turkish airliner bound for Istanbul aborted its takeoff in Israel on Tuesday and returned to the gate after passengers began receiving phone messages containing images of plane crashes, officials…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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