Flydubai flight emergency and diversion after pilot clash

Flydubai flight from Tel Aviv to Dubai squawked emergency codes and diverted to Saudi Arabia following an altercation between pilots.

6 stories325 sourcesUpdated Sep 30, 2026

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Sep 30, 2026
Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv transmitted hijack code 7500 after pilots clashed, with 174 passengers landing safely in Tabuk.
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Sep 30, 2026
Flydubai 737 Max 8 with 174 passengers hit code 7700 and diverted to Tabuk after pilot altercation; Israel scrambled jets.
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Sep 30, 2026
Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv declared emergency and diverted to Saudi Arabia.
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Sep 30, 2026
Flydubai FZ1073 landed in Tabuk after co-pilot allegedly stabbed captain during altercation.
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Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Cockpit Stabbing

Flydubai FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk after a cockpit stabbing; the jet plunged as much as 18,000 feet before other pilots landed it safely.

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Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Pilot Altercation

Flydubai FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk after a cockpit incident left both pilots hospitalized; the jet dropped from nearly 34,000 to under 17,000 feet in about a minute before landing safely.

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Israel Probes Flydubai Cockpit Incident for Possible Terror Motive

Flydubai FZ1073 landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 30 after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain; Amit Segal says Israel is treating it as a full-fledged terrorist attack.

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Flydubai Flight To Tel Aviv Declares Emergency And Diverts To Saudi Arabia

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Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation

A Flydubai 737 Max 8 with 174 passengers, including 100 Israeli nationals, hit code 7700 and diverted to Tabuk; Israel scrambled two jets.

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Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv transmits hijack code after pilots clash

About 174 passengers, including 27 children, landed safely in Tabuk after Flydubai's Tel Aviv flight squawked hijack code 7500; officials blamed a pilots' fight.

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