Netanyahu Praises Plumber for Averting Plane Disaster
Passengers and crew restrained the attacker, and all 174 people aboard survived after the plane made an emergency landing, Netanyahu said.
- On Wednesday, FlyDubai flight FZ1073 from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar, sending the jet into sharp descent.
- Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun rushed the cockpit after hearing screams, pulling the attacker away and grabbing the controls as the plane plummeted nearly 14,000 feet before off-duty pilots stabilized the aircraft.
- Despite suffering heavy blood loss, Captain Machchhar released the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene; all 174 people aboard survived, which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an act of 'immense courage.'
- Following the emergency landing, Saudi authorities detained the Omani co-pilot, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed agreed to allow Israel to participate in the suspect's interrogation.
- Terrorism investigators are probing potential links to Iranian proxies, as Netanyahu described the event as a 'highly severe security incident' that could have been a '9/11-style disaster.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the Indian pilot who was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 people on board a "hero", Reuters and Agence France-Presse reported, BTA reported. "Faced with a terrible threat and despite being seriously injured, he did not hesitate and showed incredible courage and determination to save the lives of others. His bravery helped save hundreds of lives and avert a maj…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that an Israeli plumber helped avert a crash after a fight broke out in the cockpit of a plane carrying 174 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv, and also praised the Indian pilot and others who helped.
Israeli plumber credited by Israel PM for averting plane disaster
WASHINGTON, United States — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that an Israeli plumber helped avert disaster after a fight broke out in the cockpit of a jetliner taking 174 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv. “An amazing act of heroism — of his, of the Indian pilot, of the people who helped them. […]...Keep on reading: Israeli plumber credited by Israel PM for averting plane disaster
Video. “I grabbed the controls”: FlyDubai survivor recounts dramatic cockpit attack as he meets Netanyahu
Video. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Yaniv Hayun, one of the passengers who helped subdue a pilot after a stabbing on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel.
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