# ‘Nightmare of a lifetime’: Passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight

https://mins.news/en/video/81497

- euronews, 2026-10-01 08:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4LZhd0CSck

> Passengers on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv describe terrifying scenes after an altercation broke out in the cockpit. The aircraft was diverted to Saudi Arabia, where passengers say several people intervened and helped bring the situation under control.

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