
Emergency on board the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight that landed in Saudi Arabia
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Emergency taken on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight that landed in Saudi Arabia.
The airline FlyDubai officially announced that "the pilots had a scuffle in the cockpit during the flight, until one of them lost consciousness. This was not a safety incident".
According to an initial assessment, one of the pilots attempted to cause a crash, but the other managed to foil the attempt with the help of some Israeli passengers. Channel 12 reports this in relation to the emergency that occurred on the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight which subsequently landed in Saudi Arabia.
According to initial information, the pilot is of Russian origin and the co-pilot of Ukrainian origin.

FlyDubai pilots had an in-flight scuffle during the Dubai-Tel Aviv route, forcing the plane to land in Saudi Arabia. A Russian pilot and a Ukrainian co-pilot involved.
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