{
  "id": 10958222,
  "title": "Passenger on rerouted flydubai flight says pilot tried to crash plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/passenger-on-rerouted-flydubai-flight-says-pilot-tried-to-crash-plane-10958222",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:54:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1544892/passenger-rerouted-flydubai-flight-says-pilot-tried-crash-plane"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, a passenger reported that one of the pilots attempted to crash the plane, leading to an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Both pilots sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. The aircraft abruptly descended from nearly 34,000 feet to under 17,000 feet during the flight. A passenger, Miryam Shira Ohayon, stated that the pilot tried to kill the co-pilot with a knife, causing a disturbance in the cockpit. Other passengers and a doctor intervened to subdue the pilot, preventing a potential suicide attack. Israeli media reported that two additional pilots were among the passengers and took control of the plane to ensure a safe landing. The incident unfolded while tensions were high in the Middle East, including the ongoing regional conflict and upcoming Israeli elections. Israeli authorities are investigating the events surrounding the flight.",
  "summary": "TABUK, Saudi Arabia: A passenger on a rerouted flydubai flight that was bound for Tel Aviv said one of the pilots tried to crash the plane and kill everyone on board, after both pilots were found to be wounded on landing in Saudi Arabia.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 9,
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "With blood on his face: Passenger records aftermath of Flydubai attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/with-blood-on-his-face-passenger-records-aftermath-of-flydubai-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:46:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Passenger on rerouted flydubai flight says pilot tried to crash plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/passenger-on-rerouted-flydubai-flight-says-pilot-tried-to-crash-plane-10949272",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:30:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Passenger on rerouted flydubai flight says pilot tried to crash plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/passenger-on-rerouted-flydubai-flight-says-pilot-tried-to-crash-plane-10950898",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:50:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Passenger on rerouted flydubai flight says pilot tried to crash plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/passenger-on-rerouted-flydubai-flight-says-pilot-tried-to-crash-plane",
        "published": "2026-09-30T13:17:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "Israel: Flydubai Pilot Tried to Hijack Plane After Fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-flydubai-pilot-tried-to-hijack-plane-after-fight",
        "published": "2026-09-30T13:24:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "flydubai incident LIVE: Saudi arrests FZ1073 first officer who ‘tried to crash plane’, stabbed Indian pilot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-incident-live-saudi-arrests-fz1073-first-officer-who-tried",
        "published": "2026-09-30T13:53:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and apparently tried to crash the plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/netanyahu-says-a-pilot-on-a-flydubai-flight-stabbed-another-and",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:29:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot, tried to crash plane as Israel claims ‘terror attack’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-co-pilot-attacked-pilot-tried-to-crash-plane-as-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:38:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}