Co‑pilot allegedly plotted suicide bombing on Flydubai 737 MAX, flight diverted
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UAE prosecutors said a 29‑year‑old Omani co‑pilot on Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv planned to hijack the Boeing 737 MAX‑8 and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport terminal, attacking the captain with an emergency oxygen mask before crew members restrained him and the aircraft diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.
The flight, which carried 172 passengers and crew, was later served by two Flydubai rescue 737 MAX‑8 aircraft dispatched from Tabuk to Tel Aviv, and the co‑pilot’s employment history includes Oman Air (2020‑2024), Royal Air Maroc (early 2025) and Flydubai (joined January 2025).