A passenger detailed what happened aboard the Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday (Sep 30), when one of the pilots tried to hijack the flight with the intention of crashing it. The Boeing 737 MAX was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the situation turned scary mid-flight. Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir described the incident as an attempted “terrorist” attack. The plane’s captain and co-pilot both sustained injuries and were transported to a hospital. The pilot who stabbed his co-pilot has been arrested and is being interrogated by the Saudi authorities.<h2>What happened on Flydubai flight?</h2>According to an AFP report, citing a passenger on board the flight, one of the pilots attacked his co-pilot and tried to crash the plane to carry out a “suicide attack”. Passenger Miryam Shira Ohayon said that the aircraft was “pretty much out of control” when the stabbing happened, as the plane was flying over Jordan on its path from Dubai to Tel Aviv.“The co-pilot tried to murder the pilot and basically carry out a suicide attack on the plane,” she told reporters via a speakerphone held up by her mother at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.Flightradar website data showed that the aircraft suddenly lost altitude mid-flight, dropping from nearly 34,000 feet at 0521 GMT to less than 17,000 feet at 0522 GMT.“It was really on the way to crashing, and it was simply the resourcefulness of many people who took control of the co-pilot and neutralised him,” she added.“There was also a doctor who gave first aid, and people who treated both of them. Other than the pilot, there were no injuries, but the bigger fear was really a crash, which is exactly what he was trying to do,” the passenger said.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Footage taken by a passenger aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after the plane took a rapid plunge. <a href="https://t.co/O3vd5644pL">pic.twitter.com/O3vd5644pL</a>&mdash; Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href="https://x.com/manniefabian/status/2105249818721374414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The low-cost carrier had earlier said flight FZ 1073 “experienced an incident while en route. The aircraft has landed safely in Tabuk Airport (TUU) and all passengers are safe and accounted for”.Earlier, Ohayon's mother, Yasmin Abukasis, told AFP that her daughter called her from Saudi Arabia: “She said one pilot tried to kill the other pilot with a knife. They heard shouting.” She added that another passenger went to the cockpit “and saw a lot of blood. She started screaming ‘come help’ and some people went in and caught the guy.”“All the while, the plane started going down very fast. People thought they were going to die,” she added.After landing in Saudi Arabia, an Israeli passenger aboard the flight said that the passengers “were very welcomed” in Saudi Arabia.<h2>Altercation between pilots</h2>According to Israeli media reports, a fight broke out between the pilots, which reportedly triggered a distress signal to be activated.&nbsp;Squawk code 7700, a general international emergency signal, was initially transmitted before switching to 7500, which signals hijacking and unlawful interference. The plane later went back to the original distress code.The reports added that passengers on board stepped in to separate the two pilots. Media reports showed photos of a passenger with a bloodied T-shirt.According to reports, two other pilots were among the passengers, who then took over the controls and carried out the emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.Disclaimer: WION cannot independently verify the videos or the claims.

Passengers described a terrifying Flydubai flight after one pilot allegedly attacked the other and tried to crash the plane, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

A passenger detailed what happened aboard the Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday (Sep 30), when one of the pilots tried to hijack the flight with the intention of crashing it. The Boeing 737 MAX was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the situation turned scary mid-flight. Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir described the incident as an attempted “terrorist” attack. The plane’s captain and co-pilot both sustained injuries and were transported to a hospital. The pilot who stabbed his co-pilot has been arrested and is being interrogated by the Saudi authorities. What happened on Flydubai flight? According to an AFP report, citing a passenger on board the flight, one of the pilots attacked his co-pilot and tried to crash the plane to carry out a “suicide attack”. Passenger Miryam Shira Ohayon said that the aircraft was “pretty much out of control” when the stabbing happened, as the plane was flying over Jordan on its path from Dubai to Tel Aviv. “The co-pilot tried to murder the pilot and basically carry out a suicide attack on the plane,” she told reporters via a speakerphone held up by her mother at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Flightradar website data showed that the aircraft suddenly lost altitude mid-flight, dropping from nearly 34,000 feet at 0521 GMT to less than 17,000 feet at 0522 GMT. “It was really on the way to crashing, and it was simply the resourcefulness of many people who took control of the co-pilot and neutralised him,” she added. “There was also a doctor who gave first aid, and people who treated both of them. Other than the pilot, there were no injuries, but the bigger fear was really a crash, which is exactly what he was trying to do,” the passenger said.

Passengers described a terrifying Flydubai flight after one pilot allegedly attacked the other and tried to crash the plane, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

What happened on Flydubai flight to Israel? Passenger recounts chilling details

Following a hijacking scare aboard a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday (Sep 30), the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, one of the pilots tried to hijack the aircraft with the intention of crashing it. He also attacked the other pilot. Following the chaos on board, the Boeing 737 MAX safely landed in Saudi Arabia. A video taken by a passenger aboard the plane emerged on social media, showing people clapping and cheering as the flight landed.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH: Moment the FLYDUBAI plane landed in Saudi Arabia safely <a href="https://t.co/yDPuXgNlWb">pic.twitter.com/yDPuXgNlWb</a>&mdash; Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href="https://x.com/Osint613/status/2105228407525224470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

According to a statement from the company operating the airport, the Flydubai plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk “at 9:45 am (0645 GMT), and its captain and copilot were found to have injuries and were transported to hospital”.

<h2>What happened on Flydubai flight?</h2>According to an AFP report, citing a passenger on board the flight, one of the pilots attacked his co-pilot and tried to crash the plane to carry out a “suicide attack”. Passenger Miryam Shira Ohayon said that the aircraft was “pretty much out of control” when the stabbing happened over Jordan.&nbsp;“The co-pilot tried to murder the pilot and basically carry out a suicide attack on the plane,” she told reporters via a speakerphone held up by her mother at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.Flightradar website data showed that the aircraft suddenly lost altitude mid-flight, dropping from nearly 34,000 feet at 0521 GMT to less than 17,000 feet at 0522 GMT.“It was really on the way to crashing, and it was simply the resourcefulness of many people who took control of the co-pilot and neutralised him,” she added.<h2>‘Terrorist’ wanted to crash plane</h2>Israel’s far-right national security minister said that the emergency landing of the Tel Aviv-bound plane was due to a “terrorist” who wanted to crash the plane and kill Israelis onboard.“The naive notion that our enemies cherish life and that we should pity them received another reminder this morning in the form of a terrorist who planned to crash a plane and murder the 180 Israelis on board,” Itamar Ben Gvir said in a statement.Disclaimer: WION cannot independently verify the videos or the claims.

Passengers erupted in cheers and applause as a Flydubai plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia after a hijack scare on board, with footage capturing the tense moment turning into relief.

Following a hijacking scare aboard a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday (Sep 30), the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, one of the pilots tried to hijack the aircraft with the intention of crashing it. He also attacked the other pilot. Following the chaos on board, the Boeing 737 MAX safely landed in Saudi Arabia. A video taken by a passenger aboard the plane emerged on social media, showing people clapping and cheering as the flight landed.

Passengers erupted in cheers and applause as a Flydubai plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia after a hijack scare on board, with footage capturing the tense moment turning into relief.

WATCH | Passengers clap, cheer as Flydubai plane lands in Saudi after hijack scare

Israeli media outlets Channel 12 and Ynet claimed in report citing unnamed officials that there is a terror angle to the Flydubai pilot altercation incident. The outlet said that the emergency involving a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv may have been an attempted terror attack. However, authorities have not reached a definitive conclusion. The Flydubai aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia following a violent altercation in the cockpit. Channel 12 reported that intensive discussions are currently underway in Israel over the incident. Unconfirmed reports in Hebrew-language media claim that the co-pilot, an Omani national, is being questioned by Saudi authorities after allegedly stabbing the Emirati captain and attempting to crash the aircraft. At the time of writing this report, there has been no official statement so far from Israeli, Saudi or Emirati authorities confirming the circumstances surrounding the incident.&nbsp;Also Read: F<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/flydubai-hijacking-scare-plane-dipped-as-pilots-fought-stabbing-claims-emerge-1790761298937">lydubai hijacking scare: Pilot altercation, two signals, steep plunge, stabbing claims - What we know</a><h2>Here's what happened on the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight</h2>A Flydubai aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a major emergency after an altercation reportedly broke out between the pilots. An Israeli official said the pilot attempted to hijack the aircraft with the intention of crashing it and attacked his co-pilot, causing the plane to descend sharply. The aircraft initially transmitted Squawk code 7700, the international emergency code for a general emergency, before switching to 7500, which indicates unlawful interference. The aircraft later returned to the 7700 emergency code.&nbsp;Amid the chaos on board, the Boeing 737 MAX diverted and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post a ‘major disaster was narrowly avoided’ after passengers reportedly managed to subdue the pilot. The incident was serious enough to prompt Israel to scramble fighter jets, according to reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz also held an urgent discussion on the situation. Israeli airspace was temporarily closed as authorities responded to the unfolding emergency. However, several key details remain unconfirmed, and there has been no official account from Israeli, Saudi or Emirati authorities establishing whether the incident was an attempted terror attack or a hijacking attempt.<h2>Disclaimer</h2>WION cannot independently verify these claims.

Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after a cockpit altercation. Reports examine a possible hijacking or terror attack

Israeli media outlets Channel 12 and Ynet claimed in report citing unnamed officials that there is a terror angle to the Flydubai pilot altercation incident. The outlet said that the emergency involving a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv may have been an attempted terror attack. However, authorities have not reached a definitive conclusion. The Flydubai aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia following a violent altercation in the cockpit. Channel 12 reported that intensive discussions are currently underway in Israel over the incident. Unconfirmed reports in Hebrew-language media claim that the co-pilot, an Omani national, is being questioned by Saudi authorities after allegedly stabbing the Emirati captain and attempting to crash the aircraft. At the time of writing this report, there has been no official statement so far from Israeli, Saudi or Emirati authorities confirming the circumstances surrounding the incident. Also Read: Flydubai hijacking scare: Pilot altercation, two signals, steep plunge, stabbing claims - What we know Here's what happened on the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight A Flydubai aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a major emergency after an altercation reportedly broke out between the pilots. An Israeli official said the pilot attempted to hijack the aircraft with the intention of crashing it and attacked his co-pilot, causing the plane to descend sharply. The aircraft initially transmitted Squawk code 7700, the international emergency code for a general emergency, before switching to 7500, which indicates unlawful interference. The aircraft later returned to the 7700 emergency code. Amid the chaos on board, the Boeing 737 MAX diverted and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post a ‘major disaster was narrowly avoided’ after passengers reportedly managed to subdue the pilot. The incident was serious enough to prompt Israel to scramble fighter jets, according to reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz also held an urgent discussion on the situation. Israeli airspace was temporarily closed as authorities responded to the unfolding emergency. However, several key details remain unconfirmed, and there has been no official account from Israeli, Saudi or Emirati authorities establishing whether the incident was an attempted terror attack or a hijacking attempt. Disclaimer WION cannot independently verify these claims.

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