# LIVE: Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia

https://mins.news/en/video/79888

- Reuters, 2026-09-30 07:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laH9dSlyZ4o

> Flydubai flight FZ1073, traveling from Dubai to Israel, diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals during a fight between the pilots, an Israeli official said. Israel’s prime minister’s office said the incident was not a hijacking.

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