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Israel Rejects Flydubai Flight Resumption Following Cockpit Attack
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News18•07-10-2026, 23:11
Israel Rejects Flydubai Flight Resumption Following Cockpit Attack
- •Israel has denied Flydubai's request to resume flights to Tel Aviv following an alleged cockpit assault on September 30.
- •The incident aboard Flight FZ1073 involved an Omani co-pilot allegedly attacking the Indian captain, forcing a diversion to Saudi Arabia.
- •Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev declined the restart request despite the airline completing its internal investigation.
- •Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review for foreign civil aviation operating to Israel in response to the event.
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Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev rejected Flydubai's request to restart services to Tel Aviv following an alleged cockpit attack by the airline's co-pilot on a flight from Dubai.
On September 30, Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv suffered an in-flight emergency when the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain in the cockpit, causing the aircraft to lose altitude before it was safely diverted to Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a comprehensive security review of international civil aviation operating to Israel, examining all security aspects of foreign airlines following the incident.
