{
  "id": 10894973,
  "title": "FlyDubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after incident in cockpit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flight-to-israel-diverted-to-saudi-arabia-after-incident-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:54:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3369318/flydubai-flight-israel-diverted-saudi-arabia-after-incident-cockpit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Drama in the air |Flydubai confirms: Pilots clashed aboard Tel Aviv-bound flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/drama-in-the-air-flydubai-confirms-pilots-clashed-aboard-tel-aviv",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:03:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Flydubai flight makes emergency landing in Tabuk after mid-air incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-tabuk-after-mid-air",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:00:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia denies officials met Israel’s Netanyahu in UAE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/saudi-arabia-denies-officials-met-israels-netanyahu-in-uae",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:59:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Flight to Israel makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flight-to-israel-makes-emergency-landing-in-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:30:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}