How Passengers Prevented a Tragedy on a Flight with a Terrorist Co-pilot
Passengers subdued a co-pilot who attacked the commander and helped prevent a tragedy on a plane carrying 174 people to Israel.
TL;DR
- Passengers subdued a co-pilot who attacked the commander of Flydubai flight FZ1073.
- The commander, Smit Machchhar, was stabbed and injured but managed to open the cockpit door.
- Passengers, including Yaniv Hayoun, Tzvika Manes, and Asaf Rajuan, entered the cockpit and restrained the co-pilot.
- Hayoun took control of the aircraft, leveling it after a significant altitude loss.
- The plane, carrying 174 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv, made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Israeli authorities, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suspect a jihadist or terrorist motive.
- The co-pilot, identified as an Omani citizen, is under investigation.
- Dentist Shota Musayev attended to the injured commander, controlling his bleeding.