Israel says pilot tried to hijack flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
- A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted after Israeli officials told local media that the pilots had a physical fight.
- The flight briefly used a hijacking code before returning to a general emergency signal, according to the website.
- The Israeli prime minister’s office said the incident was not believed to have been a hijacking.
- The plane, carrying about 150 people, landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia instead of Ben-Gurion Airport, and Israel dispatched fighter jets.
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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv returned to Dubai midway on Wednesday.
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.
Israel-bound flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia after 'violent incident' between pilots
A plane traveling from Dubai bound for Tel Aviv diverted over Jordan to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after falling over 17,000 feet mid-air. The diversion occurred after a “violent incident” between two pilots on board the Flydubai flight, according to multiple outlets, including CNN. The details of the incident are still under investigation, but according to […]
An aircraft connecting Dubai to Israel landed in Tabuk this Wednesday after a sudden loss of altitude. If Israeli media reports an altercation between the pilots, or even a possible terrorist act, the circumstances remain to be established.
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