flydubai halts flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv after attempted hijacking
Emirati prosecutors opened an investigation after a co-pilot stabbed his captain mid-flight, asserting jurisdiction over the crime. flydubai has suspended flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv after an attempted hijacking of an Israel-bound plane yesterday, leaving hundreds of Israelis stranded in the UAE. Emirati prosecutors opened an investigation after a co-pilot stabbed his captain mid-flight, asserting jurisdiction over a crime that also concerns Saudi Arabia and Israel. The motive remains unclear. The attack sent the Boeing 737 MAX into a nosedive that shed 15,000 feet in under a minute, ripping part of the rudder from its tail. Though badly hurt, Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back and opened the cockpit door, letting passengers and crew overpower the attacker. Two spare pilots, aboard in case regional rerouting pushed the original crew past duty limits, took over and diverted the plane to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities detained the co-pilot and questioned passengers and crew for about seven hours before a replacement plane flew them to Tel Aviv.
Emirati prosecutors opened an investigation after a co-pilot stabbed his captain mid-flight, asserting jurisdiction over the crime. flydubai has suspended flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv after an attempted hijacking of an Israel-bound plane yesterday, leaving hundreds of Israelis stranded in the UAE. Emirati prosecutors opened an investigation after a co-pilot stabbed his captain mid-flight, asserting jurisdiction over a crime that also concerns Saudi Arabia and Israel. The motive remains unclear.
The attack sent the Boeing 737 MAX into a nosedive that shed 15,000 feet in under a minute, ripping part of the rudder from its tail. Though badly hurt, Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back and opened the cockpit door, letting passengers and crew overpower the attacker. Two spare pilots, aboard in case regional rerouting pushed the original crew past duty limits, took over and diverted the plane to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities detained the co-pilot and questioned passengers and crew for about seven hours before a replacement plane flew them to Tel Aviv.