UAE opens probe after cockpit disturbance forces Flydubai flight to divert to Tabuk
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- UAE authorities have launched an investigation into Flydubai flight FZ1073 following a disturbance in the cockpit that led to the aircraft being diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely.
- Flydubai reported that a fight broke out in the cockpit and that the crew intervened to regain control before the safe landing, and the investigation team is working with the UAE Federal Civil Aviation Authority and other relevant bodies.
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