An Israeli plumber saved a flyDubai plane by watching programs about plane crashes
Quick Look
- US President Donald Trump said an Israeli plumber who had never flown a plane before was able to straighten a flyDubai jet after a pilot was attacked with a knife by using knowledge from a TV crash investigation show.
- The incident occurred on a flight from the UAE to Israel; the plane landed in Saudi Arabia.
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Why It Matters
The flyDubai flight was en route from the UAE to Israel when the pilot attacked a colleague with a knife. Passenger Yaniv Hayon, who had never flown a plane before, was able to stabilize the plane after watching a television show about plane crashes. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia.
US President Donald Trump said an Israeli plumber who had never flown a plane before was able to straighten a flyDubai jet after a pilot was attacked with a knife by using knowledge from a TV crash investigation show. He explained that this information was revealed to him by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The Israeli plumber rarely flew on an airplane. He saw what was happening and, having never flown an airplane before, he pulled the yoke and leveled the plane. When asked why he did this, he said he watched the show Air Crash Investigation. He watched it a lot and from this program he roughly understood how to manage,” he said.
On the evening of September 30, Netanyahu met with the passenger who neutralized the armed Flydubai pilot. Their meeting took place at Ben Gurion Airport. Passenger Yaniv Hayon came out to the Prime Minister wearing a bloody T-shirt. Despite this, the politician hugged the man.
On the morning of the same day, a pilot attacked a colleague with a knife on board a flyDubai flight from the UAE to Israel. The airliner was able to land in Saudi Arabia. In Israel, the incident was called an attempted terrorist attack.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
flyDubai will strengthen mental health checks for pilots before flights
Likely · Within weeks
Israel initiates review of passenger behavior protocols in extreme situations
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Which episodes of Air Crash Investigation did the passenger watch?
- Was the flyDubai pilot linked to terrorist organizations?
- What security measures will be enhanced on flyDubai flights following the incident?
- Why did the passenger come out to the Prime Minister wearing a bloody T-shirt?
