Beinahe-Katastrophe: Augenzeuge von Flugdrama: „Im Cockpit war niemand“

A violent altercation on board a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv resulted in a near-catastrophe as the cockpit became temporarily deserted. Tal, an Israeli businessman quoted in the "Jerusalem Post," stated that "no one was in the cockpit." He observed that one pilot was injured, while the other was involved in a conflict.

The aircraft lost significant altitude, prompting Tal to bring two randomly seated pilots into the cockpit, which allowed them to safely land in Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred on a Wednesday last week, during which the copilot allegedly attacked his colleague. Despite sustaining severe injuries, the injured copilot managed to open the cockpit door.

Passengers overpowered the attacker, but the motivations and intentions of the alleged perpetrator remain unclear. The Israeli government has already assumed a jihadist terrorist attack. Tal, who was interviewed by the newspaper, recounted having to shake the two pilots to urge them to move forward, as they initially refused. Eventually, one of the pilots moved forward and regained control of the aircraft.

The other pilot took longer to recover from the shock. The newspaper notes that Tal referred to his actions as "crowd support" and that three other Israelis physically overpowered the attacker. He placed Israelis at critical points, providing them with something to bind the attacker, such as charging cables. While the Israeli security personnel took the injured passengers away and told them to steer the flight from then on, there was no command chain or plan in place.

Instead, people simply took on different tasks. Tal was an eyewitness to the events. The sequence of events cannot currently be independently verified.