Delta flight searched after threat at Ben Gurion

A Delta flight from New York was searched at Ben Gurion Airport after an alleged bomb threat, and the Israel Airports Authority said the incident ended without unusual findings and airport operations returned to normal. The aircraft had landed in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2026, before passengers were escorted off and security personnel searched it. Reports said the plane was moved to a remote area of the airport during the checks. The Airports Authority’s statement, repeated in accounts of the incident, said no unusual findings were made; the reports did not describe any explosive being found. The threat’s origin and circumstances were not established. Reports characterized it as anonymous, but no official finding identifying who made it or what prompted it was provided. The available accounts did not indicate a connection between the threat and a separate suspected hijacking attempt involving a Flydubai flight in September. Flight-tracking data cited in reports showed no apparent deviation from the Delta aircraft’s planned route and no indication that it transmitted an emergency squawk code. The data also indicated that the flight landed about an hour ahead of schedule.