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An Omani co-pilot who had extremist views planned to crash a flydubai aircraft into Tel Aviv's international airport, inspired by the 9/11 attacks. On September 30, he attacked the plane’s captain with an axe during a flight carrying mostly Israeli passengers; however, the attack was thwarted when passengers stormed the cockpit and subdued him. The injured pilot managed to land the plane safely in Saudi Arabia after it had dropped approximately 5,000 meters. Israeli officials have since honored six civilians involved in stopping the hijacker and are conducting a security review of foreign civil aviation to Israel following this incident.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
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 an emergency while flying over Jordan and turned around, diverting to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. The plane initially transmitted signals indicating possible unlawful interference but was later reported to have had a cockpit fight between pilots instead of a hijacking incident. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations regarding the diverted flight, and the Israel Air Force scrambled fighter jets due to initial concerns about a hijack. The aircraft carried around 150 people, mostly Israelis, who were confirmed safe after landing in Tabuk.
Written for “Israel Bound Flight Diverts Due to Co…” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 342 other(s) covering the same event.
The Omani co-pilot was previously barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.
asserted
pilot → bar → views
The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet on 30 September had planned to crash the aircraft into Tel Aviv's international airport, according to the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor.
uncertain
who → attack → prosecutor
The Omani co-pilot was inspired by Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and intended to cause "the greatest possible loss of life", according to the prosecutor's findings published by state media.
"The findings showed that he had met the professional and security requirements for employment, including holding a pilot's licence, providing a certificate of good conduct and completing the required checks."
Passengers described storming the cockpit and struggling to regain control after the aircraft suddenly dropped around 5,000 metres.
uncertain
aircraft → inspire → metres
The plane's Indian captain was injured when the co-pilot attacked him with an axe, but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to subdue the attacker.
asserted
passengers → injure → attacker
The aircraft then made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
asserted
aircraft → make → Arabia
On Thursday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog awarded the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism to six Israelis who helped foil the recent attempted flydubai hijacking.
asserted
who → award → hijacking
“The civilian bravery and resourcefulness demonstrated by the heroes present here cannot overshadow the obligation to obtain full answers.
asserted
bravery → demonstrate → answers
Everyone, all of us, deserves clear and satisfactory answers,” he said as reported by The Jerusalem Post.
asserted
he → deserve → Post
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the passengers and the pilot for their bravery in thwarting the attack and ordered a "thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation to Israel".
asserted
Netanyahu → praise → Israel
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