Turkey refuses to let Israeli flight evacuate, refuel after emergency landing - reports | 30 June 2024 | Turkish officials Sunday allegedly refused to let an Israeli flight evacuate or refuel after it made an emergency landing in Antalya because of a medical crisis onboard, Israeli media reported. El Al Flt. LY5102 was flying directly from Warsaw, Poland, to Tel Aviv in Israel in the morning when the airline said the plane had to land at Turkey's Antalya International airport after a passenger fell ill, the Jerusalem Post said... Although the flight crew initially received permission to de-board and refuel, Turkish officials then delayed the decision, claiming permits were required to fuel the plane, Israeli broadcaster KAN reported. After waiting, the flight crew was informed that they would not be allowed to do either, forcing the plane to fly to Greece's Rhodes airport to refuel, according to Israel's Army Radio.