Israeli says major disaster avoided after pilot stabbed his co-pilot, tried to hijack aircraft with over 100 Israeli passengers Flydubai plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia All passengers depart on replacement aircraft. DUBAI/TABUK/JERUSALEM - An Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post a “major disaster was narrowly avoided” amid growing fears that one of the pilots attempted to hijack the plane with the intention of crashing it into the ground. Additional flight crew, aided by Israelis on board the flight, managed to subdue the pilot and bring him under control, the official told the Post. A flydubai spokesperson later confirmed...
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