Flydubai Plane's Emergency Signal: Not a Hijacking Case

The news that Flydubai, the airline company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reported an emergency and hijacking in the air on the passenger plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv hit the world agenda like a bombshell.

In a short time, many conflicting information began to arrive about whether the plane was hijacked or not.

The Spokesperson of the Israeli Prime Ministry put an end to the discussions with a last-minute statement and announced that the incident was not a case of hijacking a plane.

THE ALARM WAS SOUND BY THE FIGHTING PILOTS

Israeli media wrote that the incident was not a case of hijacking a plane and that an alarm was raised due to a fight between the pilots. It is currently unknown whether the pilot or pilots raised this alarm consciously or by accident.

According to the news of Reuters, citing the website Flightradar24, Boeing 737 type Flydubai aircraft with flight number FZ1073 first gave a general emergency signal and then an illegal intervention signal; While over Jordanian airspace, it was diverted to Saudi Arabia.

An Israeli official, who spoke to Reuters anonymously, said that the emergency signal was given by the pilots who were physically fighting.

It was later announced that the plane landed in Saudi Arabia, where it was diverted.

HOW DID THE EVENT DEVELOP FROM THE BEGINNING?

According to the news of Channel 12 television broadcasting in Israel, the plane taking off from Dubai first broadcast the code "7700", indicating a general emergency, while flying over Jordanian airspace, and then the code "7500", which indicates the hijacking of the plane, in a short time.

JETS TAKES OFF FROM ISRAEL

Following the signals, the news reported that warplanes belonging to the Israeli Air Force took off towards the passenger plane. The plane, which circled in the skies of Jordan for a while and stated that there were approximately 100 Israeli citizens on board, was then directed towards Saudi Arabia.

Authorities noted that the plane was not allowed to land in Israel and communication could not be established with the plane.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTRY SPEAKER: IT IS NOT A CASE OF KIDNAPPING

In a last-minute statement, the Israeli Prime Ministry Spokesperson said that the incident was not a case of hijacking a plane. It was then reported that the plane landed in Saudi Arabia.