Israel says pilot tried to hijack flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
- On Wednesday, FlyDubai flight 1073 from Dubai diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia after a suspected hijacking, which Israeli officials are treating as a terrorist attack.
- Flightradar24 data shows the aircraft descended from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet within a minute as passengers and crew intervened after a pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a knife.
- Passenger Yitzhak Lieber said, "There was an attacker with a knife who stabbed one of the pilots." At least two people were injured during the struggle.
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich alleged an attempt to "crash" the plane and "murder 180 Israelis," while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is monitoring efforts to return more than 100 passengers safely to Israel.
- Authorities are investigating the incident as terrorism, while Saudi Arabia and Israel maintain working relationships despite lacking formal diplomatic ties; the United Arab Emirates owns FlyDubai.
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Israel-bound plane pilot stabbed by co-pilot, causing jet to plunge 18K feet
🚨 BREAKING: A terrifying scene unfolded aboard an Israel-bound flight from Dubai after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain mid-flight, sending the aircraft into a rapid descent and forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
NEW: Commercial Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Co-Pilot Stabs Captain Mid-Flight
A Flydubai passenger jet bound for Israel was forced into an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a terrifying cockpit confrontation in which Israeli officials say the co-pilot stabbed the captain. Flight FZ1073 had departed Dubai for Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv when the incident erupted mid-flight, sending the Boeing 737 into […]
The aircraft was connecting Dubai to Tel Aviv but was forced to land in an emergency. Witnesses intervened to separate the two pilots.
The pilot of a passenger plane bound for Israel was attacked, sent a signal of fear, and made an emergency landing by returning the rider to Saudi Arabia. Since the reason for Israel's attack on this incident has not been clarified, various speculative reports have continued. On the 30th, the Israel Channel 12 broadcast was broadcast by FlyDubai from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
All passengers have been reported safe. Several people report that the rescue operation was successful thanks to two pilots who happened to be on board.
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