FlyDubai plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after incident on board
The airliner, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, sent a distress signal and landed in Tabuk
Quick Look
- A FlyDubai plane en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after receiving a distress signal.
- There was a conflict on board between the pilots, accompanied by a sharp loss of altitude and damage to the rudder.
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Why It Matters
A FlyDubai aircraft issued a distress signal during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The airliner made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a sudden loss of altitude.
A FlyDubai plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following a distress call.
Photos published by Israeli media show damage to the rudder on the plane's fin.
The former head of aviation security for the Shin Bet intelligence service, Arik Zehr, believes that the cause of the damage was the sharp descent of the plane, and not the impact of any object.
MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. Photos of the damaged FlyDubai plane, most likely due to a sharp descent, are published by the Israeli media; experts believe that external impact on the airliner is excluded.
The FlyDubai airline plane, which issued a distress signal during the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, at some point lost more than 4 thousand meters of altitude in just 29 seconds, dropping from 9.4 thousand meters to 5.1 thousand, the Flightradar24 service reported.
Israeli media published photographs of the plane making an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. There is noticeable damage to the rudder on the plane's fin; due to it, the plane can change direction. According to photographs, part of the rudder is missing.
The former head of aviation security for the Shin Bet intelligence service, Arik Zehr, told Channel 12 that the most likely cause of the damage was the sharp descent of the plane, and not the impact of any object.
On Wednesday morning, a FlyDubai plane signaled an emergency and some time later made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The airline later confirmed that a fight broke out between the pilots during the flight. Another flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv later turned around midway and is returning to the UAE, according to Flightradar24.
Open Questions
- What are the details of the conflict between the pilots?
- What is the condition of the passengers and crew?
