Flydubai Cockpit Stabbing: What Investigators Have Confirmed and What Is Still Allegation
A Flydubai cockpit attack on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight has left Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia running parallel inquiries into what happened on Wednesday, September 30. Israeli officials say the co-pilot stabbed the captain and apparently tried to crash a Boeing 737 carrying 174 people. The airline has confirmed only an altercation on the flight deck, and none of the three governments has published a formal finding on motive.
Flight FZ1073 was approaching Israel when the violence began, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The aircraft dropped steeply, then was flown to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely. Tabuk airport said the passengers later continued on another aircraft provided by the airline, and those travelling on reached Be...
