A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster
Passengers and crew restrained the suspected attacker and stopped the captain’s bleeding before an emergency landing, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a Flydubai flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar, forcing the aircraft into a 17,000ft dive and endangering 174 people on board.
- Israeli officials described the incident as a possible 'terror attack,' alleging the co-pilot attempted to disable the aircraft; passengers rushed the cockpit after the wounded captain managed to open the door.
- Dentist Shota Musayev treated the captain's bleeding wounds while plumber Yaniv Hayoun and other passengers restrained the attacker for 55 minutes, with Hayoun briefly taking the controls to stabilize the plane.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the passengers upon their return to Tel Aviv, while President Isaac Herzog recommended Hayoun, Musayev, and others for the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism.
- Investigators are working to determine the attacker's motivation as major questions remain unanswered, while the Indian captain is recovering in Saudi Arabia with authorities reporting he is in good health.
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Plumber Grabbed Controls After FlyDubai Cockpit Attack
A passerger who says he mostly knew planets from watching the TV show Mayday ended up helping keep one in the sky after the FlyDubai cockpit attack on Wednesday. Israeli crowd Yaniv Hayoun says he was on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when the aircraft southdenly wanted into...
A severely injured pilot, a plumber who took control of an aircraft for a few moments, and a dentist who provided first aid and helped immobilize the attacker are among the characters who helped save the 174 people on board the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning. Background: Israel investigates stabbing in flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv as terrorism The GLOBO in the World: Receive international news directly on its mobile The …
When the attacked pilot managed to operate the mechanism to open the cockpit door, passengers and crew entered and reduced the attacker
It's a real Hollywood story.
Even wounded, the commander of the plane that made the connection between Dubai and Telavive opened the cockpit door. Four Israelites intervened, immobilizing the attacker and stabilizing Boeing 737.
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