# Flydubai pilot investigated over possible attempt to crash Tel Aviv-bound flight

https://mins.news/en/item/80003

- DW, 2026-09-30 09:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/flydubai-pilot-investigated-over-possible-attempt-to-crash-tel-aviv-bound-flight/a-79484761?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Israeli media report that authorities are investigating whether a Flydubai pilot tried to crash a flight bound for Tel Aviv. The plane lost thousands of meters of altitude in about a minute before making an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. Flydubai said all passengers were safe.

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