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Israelis detained after storming runway in failed attempt to catch flight to Tel Aviv

A father and his two sons climbed onto the tarmac after missing their plane

July 5, 2023 11:08
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An Israeli family's desperate scramble to reach their flight on time has earned them a stay in a Turkish police station and online fame.

On Tuesday, a man and his two sons arrived at their boarding gate at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport after it had already closed. They were attempting to fly to Tel Aviv.

The trio reportedly broke onto the bridge leading to the plane, but, having reached the end, discovered that it had already disconnected from the plane.

Video footage now circulating online shows the men dangling from it and dropping to the tarmac below.