Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show

By Michal Yaakov Itzhaki NES ZIONA, Israel, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A passenger who helped save a flight carrying more than 170 people to Tel Aviv from crashing says he knew how to stabilise a nose-diving aircraft after watching an aircrash TV show. Yaniv Hayun, 50, is being hailed in Israel as a hero after he and three other Israeli passengers managed to subdue the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073,…

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