# Who are the mystery pilots who landed endangered Flydubai flight 1073?

https://mins.news/en/item/85220

- France 24, 2026-10-04 09:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261004-who-are-the-mystery-pilots-who-successfully-landed-endangered-flydubai-flight-1073

> A passenger described how on-duty crew members rushed into the cockpit after the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe, stabilising and landing the plane. The flight, carrying 182 people to Israel, made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an extreme descent tore away part of its rudder.

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