The Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of the plane may have acted alone

The Flydubai co-pilot suspected of attempting to take control of the plane likely acted alone, CNN reported, citing an official.

Earlier, the New York Post wrote that passengers on a Flydubai flight who helped neutralize the pilot who attacked a colleague said that some crew members demanded his release.

"The co-pilot accused of attacking a colleague on board a Flydubai flight to Israel while trying to take control of the plane was likely acting alone... International investigators are still working to establish his motive, but an Israeli official said information obtained during the investigation suggests the suspect acted alone," a post on the channel's website said.

On Wednesday, a Flydubai plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency and a short time later made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The airline later confirmed that a fight broke out between the pilots during the flight. Later, information appeared in the media that one of the pilots injured the second and wanted to cause a plane crash. This information was confirmed to RIA Novosti by passengers on that flight.