Tel Aviv Flight Averts Disaster After One Pilot Stabs Another

Description: A flight operated by FlyDubai from Dubai to Tel Aviv narrowly avoided catastrophe after one of the pilots stabbed his colleague with the intent of bringing down the plane, forcing the jet into a steep plunge before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. #israel #dubai #travel #news

The sequence of events was laid out in a video message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the pilot who injured the other wanted to crash the airliner. One passenger and a crew member were able to break into the cockpit and neutralized the attacking pilot. Another air crew that happened to be on the plane then managed to stabilize the flight, Netanyahu said.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-30/dubai-tel-aviv-flight-lands-in-saudi-arabia-after-on-board-issue

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