On September 30, a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was hijacked by its co-pilot, who was overpowered and the aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia.
UAE awarded captain Smit Machchhar the Order of Zayed II for stopping the attack; the plot was inspired by September 11 and involved an Omani co-pilot radicalized.
Machchhar had injuries needing a sling, stitches and an arm wound while defending the cockpit.
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Mandatory crew data
On September 30, a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was hijacked by co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, subdued, and landed in Saudi Arabia.
Israel responded by requiring all airlines to submit crew-information 48 hours before departure, a rule issued by the Israel Tax Authority’s MALAN division.
Shin Bet will now oversee security for incoming foreign airlines and their overseas departure points.
Around 100 passengers sued flydubai, Israeli and UAE authorities over security failures.
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Approximately 100 passengers have organized a class-action lawsuit against flydubai and Israeli and UAE authorities, alleging security failures on the September 30 hijacking.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.
History
The September 11 2001 attacks, carried out by 19 al-Qaeda hijackers, prompted the FBI’s massive PENTTBOM investigation and a worldwide tightening of airport security. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and led NATO to invoke Article 5, its first collective-defense response. That security overhaul set the precedent for the crew-data demands and multinational oversight invoked after the September 30 flydubai hijacking.
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Order of Zayed
On September 30, a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was hijacked by its co-pilot, who was overpowered and the aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia.
UAE awarded captain Smit Machchhar the Order of Zayed II for stopping the attack; the plot was inspired by September 11 and involved an Omani co-pilot radicalized.
Machchhar had injuries needing a sling, stitches and an arm wound while defending the cockpit.
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