Copilot Stabs Captain on Flight to Israel Before Passengers Storm Cockpit and Stabilize Jetliner
Passengers broke into the cockpit and regained control after the aircraft entered a tailspin, officials said, and Saudi authorities arrested one pilot.
- On Wednesday, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the jetliner carrying 174 people.
- During the flight, the Boeing 737 descended from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in under a minute, prompting passengers and crew to break into the cockpit to subdue the attacker and stabilize the aircraft.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the crew and passengers for their "extraordinary bravery," noting that injured pilot Smit Machchhar fought back despite being stabbed, preventing a "catastrophic mid-air disaster."
- Saudi authorities arrested the co-pilot, identified by officials as an Omani citizen, while passengers safely returned to Israel on a replacement Flydubai aircraft after eight hours in Tabuk.
- Israel is treating the incident as a "jihadist terror attempt," with Defense Minister Israel Katz promising to "ramp up" flight security on both Israeli and non-Israeli carriers.
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