Once Again: Tel Aviv Flight Turns Back After Takeoff

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A Brussels Airlines flight from Belgium to Tel Aviv returned to Brussels Airport due to a technical fault, after more than four hours in the air. Flight SN3289 turned around mid-route and, according to the details, made a U-turn and returned to its departure airport. Passengers remained at Brussels Airport when the aircraft landed again.

The Lufthansa Group said a replacement aircraft and crew had been arranged for the flight. Passengers are expected to take off again for Israel later in the afternoon, on the replacement aircraft, and to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport hours behind the original schedule.

In parallel, a flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Tel Aviv returned to land in Germany after about an hour and a half in the air. The reason for the aircraft's return has not yet been disclosed. The incident follows the Brussels flight event that took place a day earlier, when a Brussels Airlines flight bound for Israel returned to land in Belgium due to a technical fault.