The UAE’s chief prosecutor has opened an investigation into a cockpit altercation on Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, and landed safely. Investigators will examine the motives and whether the incident involved terrorist activity or intent, prior planning or direction. The co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft, while passengers helped restrain him and stabilise the plane. Flydubai has suspended Israel flights.

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Passengers describe a horrifying flight bound for Israel involving a stabbing, an emergency alert and a terrifying plunge in mid-air.

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A Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after its co-pilot stabbed the pilot in an incident Israeli media have described as a terror attack. The co-pilot was detained by off-duty pilots and passengers on board, and the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia.

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The motive of an Omani copilot who stabbed the captain on a Flydubai flight carrying 174 people from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv remained unclear. The injured captain opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to help restrain the copilot and stabilise the aircraft after a dangerous plunge that damaged its rudder, before it landed in Saudi Arabia.

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After passengers helped avert a crash aboard a Flydubai flight to Israel on Wednesday, questions have emerged about safety on the aircraft. How was the alert raised as the plane rapidly lost altitude, and how could passengers enter an area normally kept locked? France 2 examines the facts, unanswered questions and current safety procedures.

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The UAE Public Prosecution has formed an investigative team to examine a Flydubai flight that was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on September 30. Investigators are assessing whether the incident was connected to terrorist activity or was planned, with an attempted terrorist attack among the possible causes.

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Videos filmed by an Israeli passenger show panic aboard a FlyDubai flight after an alleged cockpit attack forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

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Benjamin Netanyahu says it is too early to determine who was behind the apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. Flydubai has suspended flights to and from Israel during the investigation. A pilot allegedly stabbed another in the cockpit, while passengers intervened and helped the aircraft make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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Investigators are examining events inside the cockpit of Flydubai flight FZ1073, bound for Israel, after the co-pilot stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar and tried to take control of the aircraft.

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The UAE’s chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the alleged attempted hijacking and possible crash of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. Authorities will examine whether terrorist intent, premeditation or accomplices were involved. Passengers subdued the copilot after he stabbed the captain and sent the plane into a steep dive; all passengers escaped with only minor injuries reported among those who intervened.

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Russian newspapers highlight an alleged attack aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and the US conclusion of its military mission in Iraq. On September 30, the pilot attacked a colleague and sent the aircraft into a dive before passengers and crew intervened, allowing it to land safely in Saudi Arabia. Analysts warn that evidence of an Iranian or pro-Iranian link could trigger renewed regional escalation.

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Indian captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by another pilot aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, forcing it to divert to Saudi Arabia. Injured but alert to the aircraft diving, Machchhar acted to help avert disaster. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him a “true hero”.

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The FlyDubai pilot is suspected of stabbing his copilot during the flight in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft. The incident has renewed attention on past deliberate crashes and near crashes involving on-duty or off-duty crew members.

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A Flydubai flight bound for Israel escaped disaster after its pilot was stabbed. Saudi and UAE authorities have only confirmed publicly that investigations are under way, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the copilot had been arrested.

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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel was the scene of an attempted hijacking on September 30. One pilot stabbed the co-pilot, after which passengers and crew entered the cockpit and subdued him. The plane plunged about 15,000 feet, sent a distress call and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia under the control of other crew members. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was too early to identify the cause or determine whether Iran was involved, while Israel’s defence minister called it an act of “jihadist terrorism.”

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Passengers on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv described terrifying moments after an altercation broke out in the cockpit. The aircraft was diverted to Saudi Arabia, and passengers said several people rushed in to intervene and helped bring the situation under control.

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Flydubai has temporarily halted flights to and from Israel after one of its pilots stabbed the copilot during a flight. The incident appears to have involved an attempt to crash a passenger aircraft bound for Tel Aviv, and Israel’s defence minister called it a thwarted “terror attack”.

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The Israeli embassy says a Jewish couple from Sydney were among passengers on a flydubai flight from the UAE to Israel that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the co-pilot. The aircraft plunged about 17,000 feet in two minutes. Benjamin Netanyahu said it was too early to identify who was behind the incident.

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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been praised for his actions during a drama on a flydubai flight. Aviation was never part of his childhood dreams, he says.

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A mid-air attack on a Flydubai aircraft traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv was prevented Wednesday after passengers and crew rushed into the cockpit and regained control of the plane, averting what could have been a catastrophic outcome.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Yaniv Hayun, a passenger who helped subdue a pilot after a stabbing aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. Hayun recalled the dramatic cockpit attack.

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President Donald Trump said the FlyDubai pilot who stabbed a colleague in the cockpit while the flight was headed to Israel was “perhaps a terrorist.” Trump also said he had discussed the incident with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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President Donald Trump said the co-pilot involved in the flydubai incident may have been a “terrorist” or a “whack-job.”

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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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Passengers on FlyDubai Flight 1073 described frightening moments after a suspect allegedly attacked the pilot and tried to bring down the plane.

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