# Flydubai pilots reportedly fight in cockpit, triggering hijacking fears and Israeli fighter jet response

https://mins.news/en/item/79975

- Fox News, 2026-09-30 09:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/flydubai-pilots-reportedly-fight-cockpit-triggering-hijacking-fears-israeli-fighter-jet-response

> A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv issued an emergency alert after an alleged cockpit confrontation and diverted safely to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Israel scrambled fighter jets amid initial fears of a hijacking. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other and apparently tried to sabotage the aircraft, but passengers and crew overpowered him. Flydubai confirmed an altercation and said the circumstances remain under investigation.

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