El Al declares Emergency over Canada

EL Al flight LY 30 flying from Toronto to Tel Aviv seems to be turning around after the Boeing 767-3Q8 (ER) left Toronto.

EL Al flight LY 30 flying from Toronto to Tel Aviv seems to be turning around after the Boeing 767-3Q8 (ER) left Toronto.

The pilot declared an emergency after taking off from Toronto Tuesday evening.

The unconfirmed reason for the mayday call was an engine fire. Toronto Pearson tweeted: Fire standing by. Reported right engine fire.

The plane landed again in Toronto 50 minutes after it took off.


eTN will update if necessary.

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Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
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