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TV Show Hero: Passenger Uses 'Air Crash Investigation' Knowledge to Save Flydubai Flight
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News18•01-10-2026, 09:19
TV Show Hero: Passenger Uses 'Air Crash Investigation' Knowledge to Save Flydubai Flight
- •Yaniv Hayun, a Flydubai passenger, intervened in a mid-air emergency, subduing an attacker in the cockpit and pulling back the aircraft's controls.
- •Hayun credited his knowledge from watching the documentary series 'Air Crash Investigation' for knowing what to do during the crisis.
- •The incident involved an alleged attack in the cockpit where one pilot reportedly stabbed another, who then attempted to crash the aircraft, causing it to lose half its altitude.
- •Hayun restrained the attacker in a chokehold, preventing him from disabling the plane, which had its nose pointing down.
- •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Hayun, praising him as a "great hero" for saving the passengers and many others.
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Yaniv Hayun barged into the cockpit, grabbed the suspected attacker in a chokehold, pulled him away from the aircraft controls, and later pulled back on the plane controls to help stabilize the aircraft after crediting the documentary show 'Air Crash Investigation' for his knowledge.
Yaniv Hayun met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Tel Aviv airport following the incident, where Netanyahu praised him as a hero and a 'lion' for his brave intervention.
Hayun credited the Canadian documentary series 'Air Crash Investigation', also known as Mayday, for helping him understand what to do during the mid-air emergency.
