Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Article Rejects False-Flag Claims About Flydubai Incident
An article describes an attack on a Flydubai plane and praises Captain Smit Machchhar for helping stop the co-pilot.
It says passengers and off-duty crew helped restrain the co-pilot.
The plane diverted to Saudi Arabia instead of continuing to its planned destination.
The article criticizes a video by Dhruv Rathee for raising the possibility that Israel staged the incident.
It says that idea is a conspiracy theory and argues that the details do not support it.
The article also says the weapon was an emergency axe kept in the cockpit, not a knife brought onto the plane.
It cites the UAE attorney general as calling the act an attempted terrorist act.
The article compares the claims to earlier disputed allegations about attacks in India.
These are claims and descriptions made by the article, not independently verified here.
The article says Dhruv Rathee discussed a false-flag theory while recounting the Flydubai cockpit attack.
It reports that Captain Smit Machchhar was injured but reopened the cockpit, allowing passengers and off-duty crew to restrain the co-pilot.
The article says the attacker used the cockpit crash axe, not a smuggled knife, and cites the UAE attorney general describing the act as an attempted terrorist act.
It says the flight diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after an emergency descent and that the aircraft lost part of its rudder.
The article argues that claims Israel staged the incident for electoral gain are unsupported; it also recounts similar false-flag allegations about attacks in India.
- Who
- Captain Smit Machchhar, the Flydubai co-pilot, passengers and off-duty crew; the article also discusses Dhruv Rathee and false-flag allegations.
- What
- An alleged attempt by the co-pilot to attack the flight crew, followed by claims that the incident was staged.
- When
- The article dates the incident to September 30 and cites a UAE attorney general statement on October 3; it gives the year as 2026.
- Where
- A Flydubai flight from Dubai toward Tel Aviv, which the article says diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The article says the co-pilot planned to crash the aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport; it rejects the claim that Israel staged the incident for electoral advantage.
False-Flag Allegation
Article's Rebuttal
Whether Israel staged the incident
False-Flag Allegation
The article says Dhruv Rathee raised allegations that Israel arranged the incident as a false-flag operation to benefit Benjamin Netanyahu electorally, while adding that an investigation would be needed.
Article's Rebuttal
The article rejects the allegation as unsupported, citing the reported attack details, the UAE investigation and the involvement of authorities outside Israel.
How the attack should be characterized
False-Flag Allegation
The article reports that Rathee questioned how a co-pilot could bring a knife aboard and described the event as a hijacking incident.
Article's Rebuttal
The article says the co-pilot used a cockpit crash axe already on the aircraft and cites the UAE attorney general's description of an attempted terrorist act.
- Flight
- Flydubai flight FZ1073
- Incident date
- September 30, 2026, according to the article
- Planned destination
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Diversion location
- Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Pilot named
- Captain Smit Machchhar
- Weapon described
- Cockpit crash axe, according to the article
- Official characterization cited
- The UAE attorney general described the act as an attempted terrorist act, as quoted in the article.