Cockpit incident on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, plane diverted to Tabuk

started October 1, 2026 at 6:19 AM · last changed 10d ago

Summary

On a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, passengers and media reports say the co-pilot attacked the pilot, after which passengers and a reserve crew took control and safely landed the plane in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The US State Department confirmed four American nationals were aboard and offered consular help, while Israeli PM Netanyahu said it was too early to determine a motive as Saudi authorities investigate the pilot involved.

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Extract from the source

Na letu Flydubai iz Dubaija prema Tel Avivu u srijedu je došlo do dramatičnog incidenta u pilotskoj kabini. Kopilot je navodno napao pilota, nakon čega

Main source

02:00 AMFederalna televizijaOpen the original

Locations

Tabuk · City / settlement
Place named; boundary not confirmed.
Dubai · City / settlement
Place named; boundary not confirmed.
Tel Aviv · City / settlement
Place named; boundary not confirmed.

Places mentioned in the report

Tabuk - airport where the plane landed
Dubai - flight origin
Tel Aviv - flight destination

Timeline

10/1, 08:46
Na letu kompanije Flydubai prema Tel Avivu kopilot je, prema navodima izraelskih dužnosnika i premijera Netanyahua, nožem napao pilota, nakon čega su putnici i posada preuzeli kontrolu u kokpitu, a avion je preusmjeren i sigurno prizemljen u zračnoj luci Tabuk u Saudijskoj Arabiji. Flydubai je najavio privremenu obustavu svih letova za Izrael dok traje istraga, a izraelske vlasti su saopćile da će pooštriti sigurnosne provjere pilota koji lete u tu zemlju.
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10/1, 14:08
The US State Department confirmed four American nationals were aboard and offered consular assistance, while Israeli PM Netanyahu said it was too early to determine a motive and that an investigation into the pilot is underway in Saudi Arabia.
Saudijska Arabija · 2 sources

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Sources (19)

19 reports · 12 sources

02:00 AMFederalna televizijaOpen the original
06:19 AMVečernji list BiHOpen the original
06:33 AMJutarnji listOpen the original
06:34 AMIndex.hrOpen the original
07:59 AMIndex.hrOpen the original
08:00 AMDnevni avazOpen the original
08:09 AMDanasOpen the original
08:15 AMKlix.baOpen the original
08:27 AMRadiosarajevo.baOpen the original
08:27 AMDnevni avazOpen the original
08:54 AMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
08:58 AMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
09:56 AMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
10:03 AMN1 BiHOpen the original
10:10 AMN1 SrbijaOpen the original
10:13 AMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
10:17 AMOslobođenjeOpen the original
10:36 AMKlix.baOpen the original
11:56 AMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original

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Severity

Severity62

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