I Watch Air Crash Investigation: Flydubai Passenger on How He Took Control of the Jet
Yaniv Hayoun said the plane fell 17,400 feet in under two minutes before he pulled back on the controls and stopped the dive.
- On Wednesday, passenger Yaniv Hayun helped stabilize a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after an alleged cockpit attack, crediting the Canadian documentary series 'Air Crash Investigation' with teaching him how to manage the controls.
- An altercation occurred in the flight deck when an alleged attacker stabbed the captain, prompting the aircraft to dive; passengers intervened to subdue the suspect before the plane diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Hayun recalled, "I pulled back on the controls and stopped the plane's dive," while the documentary series, produced by Cineflix Productions, provided the background knowledge Hayun credited for his reaction.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the passengers following their return, calling the incident an 'attempted jihadist terrorist attack' and stating he instructed security services to prepare for additional potential threats.
- Flight data indicates the aircraft dropped 17,400 feet in under two minutes before stabilizing, as authorities continue to investigate how the flight, carrying 174 passengers, nearly crashed.
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"The Plane Was Beating, I Pulled the Controls": Yaniv, the Passenger Who Helped to Stop the Attacker
Yaniv Hayun, one of the passengers on Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, tells the second in which the plane began to quickly lose altitude: "I ran in the cabin, we pulled out the attacker and pulled the commands." According to the Israeli authorities, the copilot had stabbed the commander and tried to precipitate the Boeing. Flydubai specifies that the causes of the incident remain to be ascertained and invites to avoid premature co…
"I pulled the lever, I watch Air Crash Investigation": passenger recounts how he overpowered the attacker. Watch the video on VRT NWS: news.
I watch Air Crash Investigation: Flydubai passenger on how he took control of the jet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a video showing the prime minister giving a hug to passenger Yaniv Hayun, who his office said “broke into” the cockpit. “
An Israeli plumber who watched air crash shows allegedly rescued Flydubai's falling passenger aircraft by neutralizing the pilot and taking control of the pilot, told President Donald Trump of the United States. A man had never operated an aircraft and had received basic skills from air crash television, explained Trump to RIA "News." According to the American leader, the details of the incident were communicated to him by Israeli Prime Minister…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, with passengers on a plane from Saudi Arabia who was diverted after a serious incident in the cockpit, Le Figaro broadcasts. According to reports, during the flight, an altercation broke out between the two pilots.
One of the passengers on the dramatic flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv told the Israeli prime minister what happened on the plane after one pilot attacked another.
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