Arkia

This attack occurred overnight, and as the car bomb was exploding there at the hotel, two missiles were apparently being fired at an Arkia airliner, as it was taking off from the Mombasa airport there heading to Tel Aviv.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

And at about the same time, an Arkia Flight 582 was taking off at the airport in Mombasa.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

CALLAWAY: Sir, a number of the passengers that we spoke to coming off of that flight, that Arkia flight said that they felt rather safe or rather safe traveling in Kenya.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

And as this attack was taking place at the Paradise hotel, an Arkia jet was taking off at the airport there in Mombasa, and apparently two missiles were fired at that jetliner.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

Arkia is that airline, that charter airline that the Israelis flew out of Kenya earlier today.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

You are looking at pictures -- live pictures from the airport in Tel Aviv as an Arkia chartered jet was taking off from Mombasa airport.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

You're looking now at pictures of that Arkia airliner landing in Tel Aviv.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

You're looking now at live pictures from Tel Aviv as Arkia Flight 582 has landed safely in Tel Aviv after at least two missiles were fired upon this plane as it was taking off from the airport in Mombasa, Kenya.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

Subsequently, we established contact with the Arkia control center at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2002 2002

He told local officials that passengers should remain confident in the safety of Israel's airlines - El Al, Israir, Arkia and C.A.L.

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