{
  "id": 10927213,
  "title": "Israel-bound plane rerouted, pilots wounded in reported fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-bound-plane-rerouted-pilots-wounded-in-reported-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/israel-bound-plane-rerouted-pilots-wounded-reported-fight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a reported fight between the pilots. The Flydubai plane, carrying around 150 people, mostly Israeli, landed at Tabuk Airport in northeastern Saudi Arabia. According to Capital FM Kenya, Israeli officials said one pilot stabbed the other before being restrained.\n\nThe plane, flight FZ1073, took off from Dubai International Airport early on Wednesday morning and signalled an emergency code two hours into the journey. The code was briefly switched to report a hijacking before being turned back to a general emergency signal. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 showed a rapid descent of over 17,000 feet in less than two minutes.\n\nThe captain and copilot were found to have injuries and were transported to hospital, a statement from the airport operating company said. A Flydubai spokesperson confirmed the flight experienced an incident while en route and that updates will be issued as further details become available.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Omani pilot allegedly stabs captain and tries to crash Israel-bound plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/omani-pilot-allegedly-stabs-captain-and-tries-to-crash-israel-bound",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pilot reportedly stabs another on Israel-bound plane, concerns of possible hijacking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pilot-reportedly-stabs-another-on-israel-bound-plane-concerns-of",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:42:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Co-pilot tried to crash Israel-bound plane: Passenger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/co-pilot-tried-to-crash-israel-bound-plane-passenger",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:58:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}