Flydubai co-pilot plotted 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says
Flydubai co-pilot plotted 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says An Omani flydubai co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on 30 September - before being thwarted by his fellow pilot, the UAE attorney general said on Friday, according to the state news agency WAM. UAE public prosecutors believe the plan…
UAE prosecutors allege that a co-pilot on Flydubai had plotted a 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, according to the state news agency WAM. The suspect, an Omani national, planned to seize a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and crash it into the terminal, the attorney general said on Friday.
The investigation, initiated on October 1st, revealed that the suspect had used two prior flights to Tel Aviv to become "familiar with the flight route and the airport," WAM reported. The co-pilot claimed he acted alone, stating he had met all security requirements during his interrogation.
Prior to joining Flydubai in January 2026, the suspect had worked for multiple airlines in various countries, including Oman Air and Royal Air Maroc.
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