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During an international flight en route to Tel Aviv, pilots reportedly engaged in a fight mid-air, causing the plane to descend sharply from 34,000 feet to 14,400 feet. Passengers reported hearing screams and seeing blood, with some believing a knife was involved. The plane, operated by an Emirati airline based in Dubai, made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after transmitting two distress signals. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled upon receiving the second signal, but no hijacking occurred; all passengers are reported safe and accounted for.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled multiple emergency alerts while flying over Jordan, leading it to divert to Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The Israeli Air Force scrambled fighter jets due to initial fears of a hijacking. However, Israeli officials later reported that the incident was caused by a fight between the pilots and not a security threat. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, held emergency consultations regarding the diversion. The plane landed safely with all passengers unharmed; it carried around 150 people, mostly Israelis.
Written for “Israel Bound Flight Diverted” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 283 other(s) covering the same event.
International news outlets reported that passengers were screaming during the incident, during which the plane is said to have plunged from around 34,000 feet to 14,400 feet.
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There have been unsubstantiated reports that a knife was spotted and one of the pilots was put to the floor.
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One anonymous passenger told i24NEWS: “We heard screams and saw blood.
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There were moments when we thought we weren’t going to make it out alive.”
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An airline spokesperson told the news agency that the flight experienced an "incident" en route to Tel Aviv and diverted to Tabuk, where it landed safely.
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it → tell → Tabuk
It was said to have been in Jordanian airspace at the time the signals from the cockpit were sent.
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All passengers were safe and accounted for, added a spokesman for the Emirati government-owned airline that is based in Dubai.
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It was initially feared that a hijacking had occurred on board after a second emergency signal was transmitted.
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The Boeing 737 plane is said to have transmitted a second general emergency signal before landing at Tabuk airport in north-west Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli authorities said that fighter jets had been scrambled upon receipt of the second emergency signal.
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It is not clear what caused the fight between the pilots.
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefed over the incident, his office confirmed.
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In a statement, Mr Netanyahu’s office said: “Following concerns over an aviation incident, Prime Minister Netanyahu held consultations on the matter and is monitoring developments.
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“The incident is under control, and all measures are currently being deployed in order to return the Israeli passengers safely to Israel.”
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Israel, currently embroiled in a conflict in Gaza and with Iran and in its proxies, has no official diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
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