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El Al Plane Breaks Wing at Foggy Amsterdam Airport
An El Al flight from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv on Friday was unexpectedly canceled when the Boeing 737 hit a fence as it was being towed to a runway at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
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None of the 150 passengers and crew were physically hurt in the accident, but the plane’s wing was broken in the accident, which officials said was due to poor visibility from heavy fog.
Schipol Airport is one of the largest airports in Europe.
The driver of the towing vehicle was a local airport employee, and was not related to El Al.
El Al officials said all passengers were sent to local hotels and were to be boarded on a flight late Saturday night so as to accommodate the numerous Sabbath-observant travelers.
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