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Omani Co-Pilot Shouted 'Kill Me' After Being Overpowered on Flydubai Flight
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 02:53
Omani Co-Pilot Shouted 'Kill Me' After Being Overpowered on Flydubai Flight
- •An Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar on a Flydubai flight allegedly shouted ‘Kill me, kill me’ after passengers restrained him.
- •Yaniv Hayun, dubbed 'lion man' by PM Netanyahu, recounted the co-pilot's remarks, interpreting them as a realization that his alleged attempt to bring down the aircraft had failed.
- •Passengers used headphone cables to initially tie up the co-pilot, preventing further violence, according to Dr Shota Musayev.
- •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the passengers for their 'civilian heroism' in preventing a major aviation disaster.
- •The incident occurred on Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, leading to an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with investigations ongoing into the co-pilot's motive.
Key Questions Answered
After being restrained and immobilised by passengers aboard flight FZ1073, the Omani co-pilot repeatedly shouted in English, “Kill me, kill me”.
Passengers who intervened during the attack used headphone cables to tie up the co-pilot, preventing him from becoming violent again after they overpowered him.
Following the mid-air attack on September 30, the Flydubai aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where authorities later launched a preliminary investigation.
