On a FlyDubai flight going from Dubai to Israel, a pilot attacked another with a knife. This incident created an uproar inside the plane. After this, he quickly made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, an emergency signal related to hijacking was also sent from the flight, after which Israel sent fighter planes. There were about 150 Israeli passengers on board the plane.
What is the whole incident?
According to the information, there was a clash between the two pilots of flydubai flight FZ 1073 going from Dubai to Tel Aviv. During this, one pilot allegedly attacked the other with a knife, due to which he became unconscious. Initially it was feared that the attacking pilot was trying to deliberately crash the plane by taking control of it. However, the investigation of the incident is still going on and the reason behind it is not clear. According to reports, some members of the flight crew and passengers came together to help handle the situation. Some Israeli passengers reached the cockpit and helped in controlling the pilot. There were about 180 passengers on board the plane, of which more than 100 are said to be Israeli passengers.
the plane landed safely
Amidst the incident, the aircraft first sent the 7700 emergency code and later the 7500 code, which is considered to be a sign of possible illegal interference. Seeing the situation, the Israeli Air Force also sent fighter planes. However, later the flight landed safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.
14000 feet suddenly came down
According to Flightradar24, flight data revealed the plane rapidly descending to about 14,000 feet within about 30 seconds of the first emergency signal. Initial reports suggested the plane was hijacked, but later a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office rejected this claim. After the emergency landing, Hebrew media outlet Ynet quoted the airline as saying that the 7500 hijacking code had been activated during a dispute between the two pilots. However, after some time the plane landed safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.
What did the passengers say?
Passenger Miriam said that during the incident, there was an atmosphere of fear among the passengers for about 10 to 15 minutes and they felt that they might not be able to get out of the plane safely. According to another passenger, the plane suddenly started descending and there was also a disruption in the power system. He witnessed a clash and knife attack between the two pilots in the cockpit. Later, help was sought from the passengers in controlling the pilot.
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