Flydubai 737 MAX 8 diverted to Saudi Arabia after copilot attacks captain
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- On flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the copilot of a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 attacked the captain with a cabin emergency axe and tried to take control, causing a steep turn that dropped the aircraft about 16,625 feet in roughly 30 seconds over Saudi airspace; the captain opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to restrain the copilot, after which a reserve pilot took over and the plane landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- UAE authorities said the copilot, an Omani citizen, had been banned from flying in Oman for extremist views and that they had shared a list of passengers and crew with Israel before the flight, though Israel’s transport minister said the ministry did not receive the list; Israeli sources reported 182 people were on board.
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