Felt Like ‘Massive Turbulence’: Passengers Recount Chaos on Flydubai Flight
- On Wednesday, Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a violent altercation between the pilot and co-pilot triggered a distress signal.
- Israeli officials stated the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain to crash the plane, which plunged from over 30,000 feet as authorities investigated an attempted hijacking.
- Rushing the cockpit, passengers including combat veterans subdued the attacker after the wounded captain unlocked the door; an Israeli dentist aboard provided critical medical aid.
- Doron Spielman, spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister's office, confirmed the captain drew on his final energy to unlock the cockpit door as passengers await return to Israel.
- Families of more than 170 Israelis aboard await their return as survivors describe trauma; one passenger told Walla, "People are still terrified, especially after the plane suddenly plunged.
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JERUSALEM: When flydubai flight FZ1073 suddenly plunged from over 30,000 feet on Wednesday (Sep 30), passenger Almog Italie said it felt like the plane was passing through "massiv
Passengers recall sickening plunge, screams during flydubai plane hijacking: ‘I was just sure I was going to die’
Passengers aboard the flydubai plane at the center of a suspected terrorist attack described the chaos on board as a bloody mess as they thanked the heroes who helped avert a tragedy on Wednesday.
Passengers on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv narrated the chaos and terror they experienced after one pilot stabbed the other in mid-flight.
'The plane suddenly plunged': Israeli passengers recount chaos aboard flydubai flight
"From what I understand, the pilot tried to kill himself together with us," one passenger said. "Some of the passengers helped the other pilot take control of him until they landed the plane."
'Screams, Blood, Then Plane Dived': Eyewitnesses On flydubai Flight Horror
Passengers on board the plane told Israel's Ch 12 by phone that they heard shouts from those sitting more forward on the plane who heard the altercation between the pilots, and the plane dipped steeply before landing in Saudi Arabia.
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