The UAE authorities provided Israel with information about the crew of the Flydubai flight before the incident

Israeli authorities received detailed information from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about the Flydubai flight's crew, including pilots, before it took off, the Associated Press said, citing regional officials.

On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Omani authorities previously banned a pilot who allegedly attacked a colleague on a Flydubai flight because of his radical views.

“The UAE authorities provided Israel with a list of passengers and crew members before the departure of the Flydubai flight, on board of which the pilot attempted to seize control of the plane heading to Israel,” the publication said, citing officials who wished to remain anonymous.

UAE authorities provided Israel with detailed information about the flight's passengers and crew, including their names and nationalities, in advance, the sources said. Israel, as noted in the report, did not express suspicions about any of those expected on board.

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.