Israel-bound flight diverted after fight between pilots

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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia after a fight between the pilots. During the flight, emergency signals were issued leading to Israeli military intervention, though it was later confirmed that the situation did not involve hijacking but rather an altercation on board. The plane carried around 150 passengers, mostly Israelis, and the Israeli air force sent fighter jets in response before determining there was no threat.
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Story summary

On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight (FZ1073) traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency while over Jordanian airspace, prompting it to divert to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. The plane transmitted distress codes indicating both technical issues and possible unlawful interference but was later found safe after a fight between the pilots. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held urgent consultations following the incident, with Israel's air force scrambling jets due to initial fears of hijacking. The flight carried around 150 passengers, mostly Israelis, who landed safely in Saudi Arabia without any casualties.

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Topics

Dubai Flydubai Israeli Tel Aviv the United Arab Emirates

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Israeli NORP · 5× Benjamin Netanyahu PERSON · 1× Dubai GPE · 1× Flightradar24 ORG · 1× Flydubai ORG · 1× Saudi Arabia GPE · 1× Tel Aviv GPE · 1× the United Arab Emirates GPE · 1×

Narrative

The plane - carrying around 150 people, most of whom are Israeli - was due to land at Ben-Gurion Airport but instead landed at Tabuk Airport in northeastern Saudi Arabia. The Israeli air force dispatched fighter jets in response to the incident and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held urgent consultations on the incident.
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2026-09-30 · BBC News
Israel-bound flight diverted after fight between pilots · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted after a physical fight between the pilots, Israeli officials told local media. asserted
officials → publish → media
The Flydubai plane - which took off from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates early on Wednesday morning - signalled an emergency code two hours into the journey, flight tracking website Flightradar24 said. asserted
which → take → journey
Minutes later it switched to a code used to report a hijacking, but was later turned back to the general emergency signal, the website reported. asserted
website → switch → signal
The incident was not believed to have been a hijacking, the Israeli prime minister's office said. asserted
office → believe → ?
Instead, the signal was thought to be issued following an altercation between the pilot and co-pilot, local media reported citing Israeli defence officials. asserted
media → think → officials
The plane - carrying around 150 people, most of whom are Israeli - was due to land at Ben-Gurion Airport but instead landed at Tabuk Airport in northeastern Saudi Arabia. The Israeli air force dispatched fighter jets in response to the incident and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held urgent consultations on the incident. asserted
Netanyahu → carry → incident
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