Event Brief
Pilot arrested after stabbing on Flydubai flight
By The BriefBrief · Sources (8)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
UPDATED Oct 01, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Summary: A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot stabbed the other and “apparently tried to crash the plane,” Netanyahu said. The stabbing victim, Capt Smit Machchhar, was taken to hospital; the other pilot was arrested and questioned by Saudi authorities.
WHO: Saudi authorities; Benjamin Netanyahu
WHAT: A pilot stabbed another pilot on Flydubai flight FZ1073, prompting diversion to Saudi Arabia and arrest of the stabbing pilot.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026
WHERE: Saudi Arabia
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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