09/30/2026
🚨 A Flydubai 🇦🇪 Dubai - Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after what CNN reports was a “violent incident” between the two pilots.
The aircraft descended 17,400 ft from 34,000 ft to 16,600 ft in about two minutes, before transmitting an emergency signal.
The alert prompted Israeli fighter jets to scramble and a security consultation by Israel’s PM and defence minister. Israeli officials said it was not a hijacking. The aircraft landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
First photos have emerged from the FlyDubai flight, showing one of the passengers who fought the pilot attempting to crash the aircraft, his shirt covered in blood.