# Passengers and crew foil co-pilot’s apparent attempt to crash FlyDubai flight to Israel

https://mins.news/en/item/81180

- CNBC, 2026-10-01 01:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/01/dubai-israel-flight-pilot-crash-indian.html

> Passengers and crew thwarted what appeared to be an attempt by a FlyDubai co-pilot to crash a flight bound for Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other pilot aboard the aircraft.

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