"Mayday" Executive Producer Reacts to Passenger Who Said Show Helped Him Stabilize FlyDubai Plane

Plumber who helped overpower Flydubai attacker says TV series taught him what to do

TEL AVIV, Oct 2 — One of the passengers who overpowered the attacker on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and prevented a crash said a TV series about aviation disasters...

"Mayday" executive producer reacts to passenger who said show helped him stabilize FlyDubai plane

Alex Bystram, the show's executive producer, said he did not expect someone to use what they saw in the series in a real-life scenario, but it was "a fantastic byproduct."

Canadian TV show ‘Mayday’ cited by passenger who thwarted Flydubai attack

TORONTO - A passenger who helped avert a catastrophe on a FlyDubai flight after the pilot was stabbed mid-air has said he credits a Canadian-made TV show for knowing what to do.

Israeli Plumber Who Helped Stop Flydubai Terrorist Credits TV Show For Preparing Him

Yaniv Hion, the Israeli citizen credited with helping stop Wednesday’s attempted terror attack on a plane bound for Tel Aviv, said that he had learned what to do from a television show. Hion, while recounting what had happened aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he knew what to do to pull the plane out of its dangerous dive because he watched “Air Crash Investigation” — a show that features dramatiz…

FlyDubai hero credits TV crash course

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