{
  "id": 10954807,
  "title": "Cockpit chaos, stabbed pilot & sharp plunge: How Flydubai flight disaster was averted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/cockpit-chaos-stabbed-pilot-sharp-plunge-how-flydubai-flight-disaster",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:43:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/pilot-stabbed-chaos-in-cockpit-sudden-plunge-how-disaster-was-averted-on-flydubai-flight-explained-in-10-points/articleshow/134592893.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv faced a harrowing event when a cockpit altercation led to a rapid loss of altitude, leaving passengers in a state of alarm amidst chaos and screams. Emergency signals indicating unlawful interference were triggered, necessitating an urgent security response. The aircraft was rerouted to a Saudi Arabian airport for a critical landing following injuries…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Flydubai flight incident: What we know about the pilot under investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flight-incident-what-we-know-about-the-pilot-under",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:46:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}