FlyDubai flight plunges 14,000ft after pilot is stabbed mid-air

Israeli passengers aboard a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv endured a terrifying mid-air ordeal after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other, sending the aircraft plunging around 14,000 feet in just 30 seconds.

Passengers and crew helped restrain the attacker before the plane diverted safely to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

Israel’s defence minister called it a jihadist terror attack, although the pilot’s motive has not been officially confirmed.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/flydubai-latest-flight-from-dubai-to-tel-aviv-lands-safely-in-saudi-arabia-after-brawl-between-pilots-13593603

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