A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 that landed at [Ben Gurion Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport) on Tuesday, 13 October, was cleared of passengers after a bomb threat was received; investigators inspected the aircraft and found no explosives, allowing normal airport activity to resume.
What prompted the evacuation? Airport security officials were alerted that an explosive device might be aboard the plane that had come from New York’s JFK Airport. The twin‑jet was immediately cordoned off and a thorough sweep was carried out, which later confirmed the alert was baseless.
"The incident has ended with no unusual findings. Operations have returned to normal," a spokesperson for the [Israel Airports Authority](https://www.iaa.gov.il) told Ynet, confirming that the threat did not materialise.
The flight, operated daily by Delta, departed JFK shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday and touched down in Tel Aviv at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time the following morning.
This security scare follows a similar incident less than two weeks earlier, when a flydubai co‑pilot allegedly assaulted the pilot of a flight bound for Tel Aviv and attempted to hijack the aircraft, raising heightened vigilance at the airport.