FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash aircraft into Tel Aviv airport, reports say
The co-pilot of a FlyDubai flight is now reported to have planned to crash the aircraft into Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport, according to multiple reports citing people close to the investigation. In the first public comments from Emirati investigators, UAE Prosecutor General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi said the co-pilot of flight FZ1073 "attempted to carry out a terrorist attack" when he attacked the captain with an axe and tried to take control of the aircraft. The flight was bound for Israel and carried more than 180 passengers, according to the supplied material.The reports say the suspect, identified by multiple sources as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Oct 2026 18:59 LONDON
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