Flydubai Suspends Dubai-Tel Aviv Flights After Alleged Mid-Air Attack

Flydubai Suspends Dubai-Tel Aviv Flights After Alleged Mid-Air Attack

Flydubai has suspended Dubai-Tel Aviv flights after passengers and crew stopped an alleged 30 September attempt to seize flight FZ1073 carrying 182 people. The UAE prosecutor general alleges the co-pilot, identified in media as Omani national Hammam al-Hammami, stabbed the pilot with a crash axe. The airline says circumstances remain under investigation.

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