EL AL flight LY5 to Los Angeles declared an emergency and diverted to Paris

Category: Emergency Europe

Airline: EL AL
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
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A flight from Tel Aviv declared an emergency on its way to the US and diverted to Paris CDG.

El AL flight LY5 departed Tel Aviv during the night at 01:14 EDT and climbed at 34,0000 feet for a 12,000 km flight to Los Angeles.

While over East of France, the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) and circled before the Boeing 787-9 was vectored to Paris CDG.

The aircraft (registration 4X-EDL) landed on runway 09R 4 hours and 38 minutes after takeoff due to a medical emergency on board.

The flight resumed 2 hours later, now expected to land at Los Angeles with a delay of almost 3 hours.

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