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Flydubai Halts Israel Flights Amid Probe Into Mid-Air Incident, Terror Attack Claimed
- •Flydubai has suspended all flights to and from Israel following an incident aboard flight FZ 1073, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia.
- •The suspension will remain in place while authorities investigate the incident, with Flydubai prioritizing passenger and crew safety.
- •Flight FZ1073, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Tabuk after an alleged altercation in the cockpit.
- •Israeli officials claim one pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash the aircraft, with passengers subduing the co-pilot.
- •Israel's Foreign Ministry and Defence Minister described the incident as an "attempted terrorist attack" aimed at damaging Israel-UAE ties and the Abraham Accords.
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Flydubai suspended all flights to and from Israel following an in-flight incident aboard flight FZ 1073 on September 30, which required the aircraft to be diverted to Saudi Arabia. The suspension allows relevant authorities to investigate the cockpit incident.
Flight FZ1073 was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it was diverted to Tabuk in north-west Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials stated that one of the pilots stabbed the other and attempted to crash the aircraft before passengers and crew members subdued the co-pilot and safely landed the plane.
Israel's Foreign Ministry described the incident as an attempted terrorist attack aimed at damaging ties between Israel and the UAE. Additionally, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz termed it an attempted jihadist terror attack.
