# Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight

https://mins.news/en/item/81140

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 23:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/30/trump-amazed-that-an-israeli-plumber-helped-land-flydubai-flight?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump expressed amazement while recounting how an “Israeli plumber” helped land a Flydubai flight. One pilot had been stabbed, and a cockpit altercation between the pilots left the aircraft carrying 174 passengers close to crashing.

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