{
  "id": 11472897,
  "title": "Flydubai suspends flights to Israel until further notice after hijacking incident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-suspends-flights-to-israel-until-further-notice-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:34:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-10-02/ty-article/.premium/flydubai-suspends-israel-flights-until-further-notice-after-suspected-hijacking/000001a0-fcf8-d8c5-aff7-fdf8f6550000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flydubai has suspended its flights to Israel until further notice after a hijacking incident on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The incident occurred on Wednesday when the co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane, stabbing the captain. Passengers and crew were able to subdue the co-pilot, and a reserve pilot landed the plane at Tabuk airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia.\n\nThe co-pilot was detained by Saudi Arabian authorities and later transferred to the UAE. According to Haaretz, Israeli officials are expected to question the co-pilot as part of the investigation into the incident. An Israeli government official told Reuters that Israeli investigators would take part in the UAE-led investigation.\n\nThe incident has also sparked a reaction from the UAE, with a source close to the government criticizing Israeli officials for delaying the return of Flydubai flights and \"exploiting the attack for political purposes\", according to the Jerusalem Post. The UAE had agreed to Israeli requests for additional security measures, but Flydubai's revised procedures were not accepted by Israel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Interactive: Flydubai cockpit incident, Smit Machchhar and the story so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/interactive-flydubai-cockpit-incident-smit-machchhar-and-the-story-so",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:34:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Flydubai suspends Tel Aviv flights, launches probe into FZ1073 incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-suspends-tel-aviv-flights-launches-probe-into-fz1073-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:31:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}