El Al plane makes emergency landing after ‘mayday’

An El Al flight on its way to Israel from Newark Airport early Friday morning made an emergency landing in Halifax after  the aircraft was reported filled up with smoke, according to flight trackers.

Flight trackers said that the plane landed safely after dumping some fuel to reduce the weight.

The flight, which departs from the New Jersey airport late Thursday night local time, is a popular route among Israelis and Americans making their way to Israel before Shabbat.

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