{
  "id": 10985918,
  "title": "Tabuk Airport: All Flydubai passengers depart on replacement aircraft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/tabuk-airport-all-flydubai-passengers-depart-on-replacement-aircraft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:49:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665001/saudi-arabia/tabuk-airport-all-flydubai-passengers-depart-on-replacement-aircraft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tabuk Airport, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, announced that all passengers from Flydubai flight FZ1073, which experienced an emergency landing, departed for their final destination aboard a replacement aircraft on Wednesday evening. The distress call requesting an emergency landing was received by the air traffic control center at 8:44 am local time on Wednesday, September 30th. The airport provided necessary assistance, and the aircraft landed safely at 9:45 am. Both the captain and co-pilot sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Passengers received care at the terminal, while coordination with the airline arranged a replacement aircraft. The airport adhered to the regulations and instructions set by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and began investigations into the incident. Flydubai stated that their crew successfully diverted and safely landed the aircraft at Tabuk Airport, but the motives behind the incident remain unknown and are under formal investigation.",
  "summary": "TABUK — Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk announced that all passengers aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, which made an emergency landing at the airport this morning, departed for their final destination aboard a replacement aircraft, which took off at 5:40 pm on Wednesday.The air traffic control center received a distress call from the Flydubai flight requesting an…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Israel to launch joint probe with security agency into Flydubai incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-to-launch-joint-probe-with-security-agency-into-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:43:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Flydubai passengers land in Israel after suspected midair hijacking attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-passengers-land-in-israel-after-suspected-midair-hijacking",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:35:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}