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A flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv was diverted toward Saudi Arabia amid Israeli concerns that the aircraft may have been hijacked, Israeli media reported on.
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Saudi Arabia says flydubai co-pilot assaulted Captain Smit Machchhar, has departed for Abu Dhabi
The Saudi statement did not disclose the weapon allegedly used during the confrontation or explain what prompted the co-pilot to attack the captain.
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Saudi Arabia turns down Israeli request to allow its planes to pick up flydubai passengers: Reuters
Saudi Arabia turned down a request by Israel to allow its planes to bring back Israeli passengers from a flydubai flight that made an emergency landing in the kingdom, two security sources told ...
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Cockpit stabbing forces Israel-bound plane to divert to Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu says
According to FlightRadar data, the aircraft plunged more than 14,000 feet in 30 seconds about an hour and 15 minutes into the flight from Dubai.
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Reports: Pilot punch-up forces Flydubai plane to land in Saudi Arabia
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a fight broke out between the pilots, Israeli media reported. Flydubai Flight FZ1073 turned ...
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: WW1 to Houthis: British jets for Saudi Arabia build on long military bond
UK’s deployment of jets to defend Saudi Arabia is the latest chapter in a relationship older than the kingdom itself.
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Flydubai hijacker, wounded pilot accompanied by Emirati security team to UAE, Saudi Arabia says
Both were cleared to fly by medical professionals after being hospitalized once the aircraft landed in Tubuk.
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Saudi Arabia faces Houthi Attacks targeting Riyadh Airport, Dammam, Yanbu Oil Hub, Rabigh Refinery
Saudi Arabia's critical oil infrastructure and major airports come under fresh attacks as Yemen's Houthi announced seven missile and drone ...
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: Saudi Arabia: Flydubai Captain, Co-Pilot Departed to UAE with Security Team
Riyadh: An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that Saudi authorities managed an inflight emergency declared aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, authorizing an emergency ...
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: 'Fight between pilots sparks hijack fears': Israel-bound flight from Dubai makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk
The FlyDubai aircraft landed safely in Tabuk after transmitting an emergency alert shortly after taking off from Dubai, with all passengers and crew reported safe.
News Saudi Arabia » Tabuk » Security: ‘Violent incident’ between pilots sparks diversion of Israel-bound flight to Saudi Arabia, sources say
A “violent incident” between two pilots caused a Flydubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv to divert to Saudi Arabia, sources have told CNN.