Flydubai captain stabbed by co‑pilot; aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia
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- A Flydubai captain was attacked with a knife by his co‑pilot while operating flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, and the captain remained in stable condition after the incident.
- The aircraft, carrying 174 people, lost altitude from 34,000 feet to below 17,000 feet within a minute before landing safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where the co‑pilot was arrested.
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