Airplane accident
Details
Event title
Saudi Arabia - Dubai-Tel Aviv flight lands in Saudi Arabia after pilots brawl in cockpit, triggering hijacking alert
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2026-09-30 07:44:49
Last update (UTC)
2026-09-30 07:44:49
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport, Tabuk, Tabuk Province
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying 174 passengers, including 27 children, landed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a physical altercation between the pilots triggered an emergency signal that initially raised fears of a hijacking and prompted Israel to scramble fighter jets.
Flydubai later confirmed that the emergency signal was triggered by a fight between the pilots. The aircraft landed safely at an airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after briefly disappearing from publicly available flight-tracking services. It reappeared on the services after landing.
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