
CNN Arabic analysis revealed that the video circulating on social media, which claims to document screaming inside a Flydubai plane heading to Tel Aviv, is fake in terms of sound, while the scenes remain real and show a plane about to land at Dubai Airport, and not over northwest Saudi Arabia as the publication claimed, and this coincides with a real emergency landing incident of a Flydubai flight in Tabuk due to an argument in the cockpit.
AI-generated summary
A video spread on social media claiming to document screaming inside a Flydubai plane heading to Tel Aviv, coinciding with a real emergency landing incident for the same company at Tabuk Airport due to an argument in the cockpit.
(CNN) - A video clip spread on social media allegedly linked to the rerouting incident of a Fly Dubai flight that was heading to Tel Aviv.
The video spread widely around the world, as it was circulated in many languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, and English.
The video was filmed from an airplane window, while the sound of screaming can be heard in the background of the scene. The claim was accompanied by a misleading description that said: “Screaming and crying: documentation from inside the plane that was heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv.”
CNN Arabic's investigation revealed that the video was subject to digital manipulation, and that the claim linking it to the Fly Dubai plane incident is misleading.
Upon analyzing the video visually, we found that its shooting angle indicated that the plane was about to land at Dubai Airport, which contradicts the fact that the plane was flying in northwestern Saudi Arabia, before it issued a “distress call” requesting a landing at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk.
Although the original version of the video has not been found yet, the results of examining the video through artificial intelligence auditing tools indicate that the scenes are real. But the sound is not like that.
The CNN Arabic website determined the plane's direction by comparing the spatial evidence shown during the video with what satellite footage and Google Maps of Dubai Airport show.
You can also watch a video published by travel blogger "snakesolidus" on his YouTube channel a year ago, where the same evidence can be observed when the blogger was on a plane leaving Dubai Airport, starting at minute 2:48.
Examination of the video showed that the sound heard in the background was taken from another clip of an incident involving a flight experiencing turbulence over the Andes Mountains in Argentina.
The sound is available in the background of a video documenting the flight incident over the Andes Mountains, on a TikTok account dated June 24, 2022.
The clip's circulation coincides with the emergency landing of a Flydubai plane at Tabuk Airport on Wednesday morning.
A company spokesman told CNN that the flight, which was heading to Tel Aviv, diverted and landed in Saudi Arabia, after an argument broke out inside the cockpit. The spokesman added that the motive behind the incident is not yet clear.
The spokesman stated, "The plane was successfully secured by the Flydubai crew members who were on board the flight." He added that the company sent two replacement planes to Tabuk to assist the passengers and crew of the flight that was diverted, noting that an investigation has been opened into the incident.
The spokesman said: “At this early stage, the reasons and motives behind this event are still unknown and are subject to an official investigation,” calling on “all parties to refrain from making premature speculation while the authorities gather the facts.”
Flight tracking data reviewed by CNN shows that the plane descended 17,400 feet - from an altitude of 34,000 feet to about 16,600 feet - over northwest Saudi Arabia in just over two minutes, and then sent an emergency signal before landing in Saudi Arabia.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
An official report will be issued by the Saudi aviation authorities on the cause of the altercation in the cockpit and the change in the flight path.
Likely · Within weeks
Social media platforms will continue to circulate the fake video despite verification efforts, especially as the event coincides with a real incident.
Very likely · Within days

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