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Pilots Hospitalised After Cockpit Stabbing On Flydubai Flight
A serious fight happened inside the cockpit of a Flydubai airplane.
The incident was described as a possible stabbing.
Some pilots were taken to a hospital.
Another group of pilots, wearing civilian clothes, stepped in to help.
The airplane dropped quickly from a very high altitude.
It went from 34,000 feet to about 16,600 feet in a little more than two minutes.
The plane then landed at Tabuk airport.
Israeli military officials reviewed what had happened, but the articles do not explain why the altercation began.
A cockpit altercation described as a stabbing left pilots hospitalised.
A second team of pilots in civilian clothes intervened during the incident.
The aircraft descended from 34,000 feet to about 16,600 feet in just over two minutes.
The plane subsequently landed at Tabuk airport.
Israeli military officials, including Chief of Staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, immediately assessed the situation.
- Who
- Pilots aboard a Flydubai flight, a second team of pilots, and Israeli military officials including Lt Gen Eyal Zamir.
- What
- A cockpit altercation described as a stabbing caused a hijack scare and left pilots hospitalised.
- Where
- The aircraft landed at Tabuk airport after the incident.
- When
- During the flight; the exact date and time are not specified.
- Why
- The reason for the cockpit altercation is not specified.
Key facts
- Airline
- Flydubai
- Incident
- Cockpit altercation described as a stabbing
- Reported impact
- Pilots were hospitalised
- Intervention
- A second team of pilots in civilian clothes intervened
- Altitude change
- From 34,000 feet to approximately 16,600 feet
- Descent duration
- Just over two minutes
- Landing location
- Tabuk airport
- Assessment
- Israeli military officials, including Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, assessed the situation
Sources
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