# How passengers helped stop the Flydubai emergency

https://mins.news/en/video/81044

- DW News, 2026-09-30 21:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi9FDN7CLKc

> Flight data indicate that the Flydubai aircraft plunged abruptly from nearly 34,000 feet to below 17,000 feet during a cockpit emergency over the region. Israeli officials say one pilot allegedly stabbed another and tried to crash or sabotage the plane before passengers and other crew members intervened. Investigators are working to determine exactly what happened in the cockpit.

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