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Flydubai Incident: 'Learned to control plane from TV show,' claims passenger, recounts events.
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CNBC Awaaz•02-10-2026, 14:16
Flydubai Incident: 'Learned to control plane from TV show,' claims passenger, recounts events.
- •On Flydubai Flight FZ1073, the co-pilot attacked the captain with a knife, causing the aircraft to lose control and rapidly descend.
- •Passenger Yaniv Hayun claimed he learned to pull the stick to lift the plane from the TV show 'Air Crash Investigation' and stabilized the aircraft by pulling the steering control.
- •Hayun and other passengers subdued the assailant, while another pilot on board took control of the plane.
- •Dr. Shota Musaev treated the injured captain, and the plane was safely landed in Saudi Arabia.
- •Israeli President Isaac Herzog nominated Hayun and other passengers for the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism.
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Yaniv Hayun claimed that watching the TV show 'Air Crash Investigation' taught him how to pull the control stick and help stabilize the aircraft after the co-pilot attacked the captain and the plane began rapidly descending.
Hayun and three other Israeli passengers rushed to the cockpit, grabbed the assailant, pulled him out of the cockpit, and used the airline's earphones to tie him up.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog nominated Yaniv Hayun, Tzvikah Mens, his wife Tali Mens, Dr. Shota Musaev, and Asaf Razuan for the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism due to their brave actions during the incident.
