Israel says pilot tried to hijack flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Flydubai Flight FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after transmitting emergency transponder codes 7700 and 7500 during its Dubai-to-Tel Aviv route following a violent cockpit altercation.
- Security officials and Flydubai confirmed the emergency stemmed from a cockpit struggle between pilots, explicitly ruling out a hijacking. Reports allege the co-pilot attacked the captain with a knife during the flight over Saudi airspace.
- Flightradar24 data shows the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plummeted from nearly 34,000 feet to less than 17,000 feet in minutes. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker after hearing screams from the cockpit.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu monitored developments while the Israeli Air Force scrambled fighter jets as a precaution. All passengers landed safely in Tabuk, where authorities opened an investigation.
- The emergency landing in Tabuk marks a rare arrival of Israelis in the kingdom, reflecting evolving ties since the UAE and Israel normalized relations 6 years ago, though the nations lack official diplomatic relations.
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The aircraft had to land in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, 30 September, following an altercation between the two pilots, one of whom stabbed the other.
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