Plummeting Israel flight like 'rollercoaster', says passenger
An aeroplane flying to Israel fell 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes before it was diverted.
Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Wednesday. According to the pilot and passengers, a struggle for control erupted in the cockpit, leading to the plane plummeting from around 17,000 feet within a minute. Netanyahu alleged that one of the pilots stabbed the other and attempted to crash the plane with all passengers on board.
All 174 passengers, 166 of whom were Israeli, survived the ordeal and the flight was resumed to Tel Aviv following a brief layover in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The reason behind the violent altercation remains unclear.
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