Israeli Officials Report: Flydubai Incident Was an Attempted Hijacking

The captain was stabbed and is in critical condition. Passengers subdued the co-pilot. Passengers dragged the relief pilot, who was in shock and dazed, into the cockpit, successfully recovering the crashing aircraft. The co-pilot attempted to crash the plane. Contrary to initial reports by Korean media claiming it was a dispute between Ukrainian and Russian pilots, the co-pilot is Omani and the relief pilots are a Russian-Ukrainian combination.

Israel: Flydubai pilot tried to hijack Tel Aviv flight, all passengers safe | The Jerusalem Post
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Israeli official says “major disaster avoided” after pilot stabbed his co-pilot, attempted to hijack aircraft with over 100 Israeli passengers • Israelis on board helped subdue would-be hijacker