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Passengers Restrain Stabbing Pilot After Flight Diversion to Saudi

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Flydubai diverted its Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flight FZ1073 to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after pilots fought in the cockpit.
The Boeing 737 dropped nearly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds and then transmitted emergency code 7700 followed by hijack code 7500.
Passengers and crew restrained the stabbing pilot, preventing a possible crash.
Saudi authorities are questioning the suspected co-pilot while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consulted senior military officials.

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Flydubai diverted its Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flight FZ1073 to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after pilots fought in the cockpit.
The Boeing 737 dropped nearly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds and then transmitted emergency code 7700 followed by hijack code 7500.
Passengers and crew restrained the stabbing pilot, preventing a possible crash.
Saudi authorities are questioning the suspected co-pilot while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consulted senior military officials.