Flydubai suspect planned to crash plane at Ben Gurion Airport, Israeli officials say
- Israeli officials said Flydubai co-pilot Hamam Al-Hamami planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport after making a normal approach.
- Officials said Al-Hamami began the hijacking attempt over Jordan so the flight would appear routine until interception was no longer possible.
- The attempt was stopped after Captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to regain control of the aircraft.
- Israeli, Emirati, Saudi, Omani, and American officials are investigating the alleged plot and its planning.
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The detained co-pilot of a flydubai flight said during interrogation that he planned to direct the plane to a terminal at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. The claim was published by N12 journalist Amit Segal, without citing his sources, and was quoted by Channel 7. According to the information, the plan was for the plane to continue towards Israel as if on a normal landing approach. In the last seconds, when interception would have been impossi…
The Israeli investigation, according to YNET, shows that he had an alternative target of a US military base in Jordan - He allegedly chose Flydubai because it operated flights to Tel Aviv.
In the last few months Hamam al-Hammami, the Omanita copilot who tried to precipitate Flydubai flight 1073, has travelled several times to Ben Gurion airport flying for the emiratina company, while planning the attack. In June, then, he had focused entirely on collecting information. The following month he was ready to complete the attack [...] The article FlyDubai, the copilot al-Hammami wanted to crash the flight on Ben Gurion airport in Tel A…
Omanita copilot Hamam al-Hammami has been planning an attempt for months to bring down Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. According to Channel 12, new elements emerged...
Flydubai suspect planned to crash plane at Ben Gurion Airport, Israeli officials say
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