Passengers Rescue Pilot After Co-pilot Stabs Him In Attempt To Crash Plane

A flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, Israel, narrowly averted catastrophe on Wednesday after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft, forcing quick-thinking passengers and crew to rush to the cockpit and rescue the plane.

The mid-air terror aboard Flight FZ1073 from Dubai began when the co-pilot attacked the pilot, sending the Boeing jet into a terrifying nosedive that plunged nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that as the aircraft plummeted, passengers and cabin crew forced their way into the cockpit and they overpowered the co-pilot said to be an Omani national and a second pair of off-duty flydubai pilots who were traveling aboard the flight took over and safely diverted the aircraft to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

The co-pilot in question has been taken into custody in Saudi Arabia while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it ‘a serious security incident’ and expressed gratitude for the cross-border cooperation.

There has been no immediate comment from the government of Oman and the motive behind the attack remains unknown.

Israel’s national ambulance service reported that the 51-year-old man, who was attacked by the co-pilot, was transported to a local hospital upon arrival in Israel and he is being treated for upper-body stab wounds.

Flydubai said the underlying causes of the incident are under investigation and cautioned the public against ‘premature speculation’ whilst the joint international inquiry gets underway-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you