Tel Aviv. A commercial aircraft going from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Due to this, there was a fear of the plane being hijacked for some time and Israel had to send its fighter planes. There were more than 150 Israeli passengers on board the flight. The plane was diverted towards Saudi Arabia. Before the flight, emergency code came, then hijack code came. An emergency meeting was also held between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel's Defense Minister on this issue.
Citing security officials, Israeli media said the incident was caused by a fight between the plane's two pilots and that everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civil and military base in Saudi Arabia.
A flydubai passenger plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv issued an emergency alert while flying over Saudi Arabia, according to flight tracking data. It is being told that the plane turned back after sending the international emergency “squawk code” 7700. This incident increased concerns about security. According to local media reports, Israeli Air Force fighter jets were dispatched towards the plane.
According to sources, the plane later landed at an airport in Saudi Arabia. After the plane landed, the possibility of hijacking has been dismissed. The flight was going from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it turned back over Saudi Arabia. An emergency signal sent by an aircraft is a standard aviation alert indicating that the aircraft is experiencing an emergency situation.
According to Israeli media, flight FZ1073, carrying about 180 Israeli passengers, first sent 'squawk code 7700' (indicating general emergency), then switched to 'code 7500' (indicating unlawful interference) and later switched back to the initial code. Israeli airspace was also closed for some time and reopened after the plane landed in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Netanyahu, who had recently secretly reached UAE, had a secret meeting with its President Nahyan.