Event Brief
FlyDubai pilot stabs co-pilot; attempted crash thwarted
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other and attempted to crash the aircraft, Israeli officials said. Netanyahu said passengers and crew intervened and Israel’s security establishment was told to prepare for possible additional threats.
WHO: Benjamin Netanyahu; Israeli security officials; Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz; passengers and other crew members on the FlyDubai flight
WHAT: A FlyDubai pilot allegedly stabbed the other pilot and attempted to crash the passenger jet; passengers and crew intervened to stop the attempt.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
WHY: A violent attempt by a pilot to seize control of the aircraft and crash it was thwarted by passengers and crew.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (14):
ARY News,
Africa News,
BBC World,
CBS News,
CBS World,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Jerusalem Post,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
The Hindu,
UPI,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post World
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