# What happened on diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?

https://mins.news/en/item/80574

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 15:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/what-happened-on-diverted-flydubai-flight-from-dubai-to-tel-aviv?traffic_source=rss

> A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after issuing a distress signal. Israel’s prime minister said one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash the aircraft, though the cause remains unconfirmed. Passengers entered the cockpit and subdued one pilot; all passengers were safe, while both injured pilots were hospitalized.

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